Inventors:
Patrick E. Dobyns - Garland TX
Thomas J. Hernandez - Houston TX
Ronald A. Neyland - Spring TX
Richard A. Stupek - Houston TX
James E. Barron - Spring TX
Cheryl X. Chen - Tomball TX
Andrew J. Miller - Houston TX
Assignee:
Compaq Computer Corporation - Houston TX
International Classification:
G06F 1300
US Classification:
709224, 709217, 709219, 709223, 709100
Abstract:
An in-band/out-of-band alert delivery system for a computer system manager includes an alert log which maintains a record of alerts to be delivered and the status of those alerts, an alert manager for making a first attempt to deliver each alert, and a retry manager for making subsequent attempts to deliver alerts as becomes necessary and appropriate. The alert delivery system may also include a bus master interface manager for making in-band alert deliveries and a communications manager for making out-of-band alert deliveries. Telephone numbers are provided to the communications manager by an alert destination list. Out-of-band alert deliveries may be made via a modem, a universal asynchronous receiver transmitter, or the like.