Data processing system and method for permitting a server to remotely perform diagnostics on a malfunctioning client computer system

A data processing system for permitting a server computer to perform remote diagnostics on a malfunctioning client computer system, said client computer system being coupled to a server computer system utilizing a network, comprising:

• said server computer system executing code for transmitting a diagnostic command to said malfunctioning client computer system utilizing said network;
• a network adapter executing code for executing said diagnostic command, said network adapter operating as a bus controller for an internal bus within said malfunctioning client computer system;
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• said network adapter executing code for transmitting a result of said execution of said diagnostic command to said server computer system, wherein said diagnostic command is executed within a malfunctioning client computer system by a remote, server computer system.

A data processing system for permitting a server computer to perform remote diagnostics on a malfunctioning client computer system, said client computer system being coupled to a server computer system utilizing a network, comprising:

• said client computer system including a central processing unit coupled to a memory controller;
• said memory controller including a plurality of memory status registers;
• said server computer system executing code for transmitting a diagnostic read memory status register command to said malfunctioning client computer system utilizing said network to read one of said plurality of memory status registers;
• a network adapter executing code for generating one of a plurality of bus events utilizing said internal bus to read said one of said plurality of memory status registers, said network adapter operating as a bus controller for an internal bus within said malfunctioning client computer system;
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• said network adapter executing code for transmitting a result of said execution of said diagnostic read memory status register command to said server computer system, wherein said diagnostic command is executed within a malfunctioning client computer system by a remote, server computer system.