METHOD FOR MONITORING THE CORRECT COMBINATION OF PROCESSORS OR PROGRAMS IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM

摘要

A computer system incorporating two or more processors, each operating with a respective program, is arranged to monitor the processors and/or programs by assigning to each processor and/or program a unique identifying code. Each processor stores its own identifying code and the or each identifying code of associated processors. During initialisation the processors exchange identifying codes with each other, compare these and prevent operation of the system when the correct combination of processors and/or programs is not established.