Method and apparatus for remote maintenance and error recovery in distributed data processing networks
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Apr 26, 1994
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May 31, 1991
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May 31, 1991
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A method and apparatus for remote maintenance and error recovery for plural stations interconnected in a distributed network. A monitor application is established within selected stations within the network in a terminate and stay resident mode. The monitor application is then automatically invoked in response to error message, reconfiguration messages, or network status messages received at that station by listing the monitor application address within user appendages associated with such error messages or reconfiguration messages within the network interface of the station. An error message may be displayed and any selected application or procedure may then be invoked by the monitor application in an application independent manner. In one embodiment of the present invention, a station may be reset remotely in response to an error message or reconfiguration message by utilizing the monitor application and the station may then be directed to establish communication with a server device in order to update system software. This may be simply accomplished within a computer station utilizing a DOS operating system by merely altering the automatic execution batch file.
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