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A fault notification system detects the non-operational state of the computer, or other type of network device, and transmits network messages from the device to a monitoring system or control console in the case of a detected non-operational state. The network messages are constructed by the networ

A fault notification system detects the non-operational state of the computer, or other type of network device, and transmits network messages from the device to a monitoring system or control console in the case of a detected non-operational state. The network messages are constructed by the network device when it is operational, preferably by the operating system before any problem is detected. This message is then stored in some non-volatile storage medium, such as the BIOS memory in one embodiment. As a result, very limited operating system functionality must be replicated in the device BIOS. Only the actual transmitted message must be stored and the commands necessary to have the message sent. In some embodiments, an auxiliary processor is used to detect improper operation, preferably via a dedicated, secondary bus. It loads the relevant messages into the transport buffer for transmission to the monitoring system even where the computer's CPU may not be operational.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A fault notification process for a network device connected to a monitoring system via a computer network, the notification process comprising:constructing a network message prior to detection of a non-operational state of the network device, the network message signaling the non-o

[ We claim:] [1.] A fault notification process for a network device connected to a monitoring system via a computer network, the notification process comprising:constructing a network message prior to detection of a non-operational state of the network device, the network message signaling the non-operational state of the network device;storing the network message;detecting the non-operational state of the network device; andtransmitting the network message to the monitoring system in response to the non-operational state of the network device.