IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,921,949
Granted Patent B2
US 9,921,949 · App. 14/968,399 · Granted Mar 20, 2018

Software testing

Inventors: Robert Guowu Xia (Shanghai, CN); Leo Hao Li (Shanghai, CN); Lin Wang (Shanghai, CN); Charles Chao Wang (Shanghai, CN); Jiayin Wang (Shanghai, CN); Wilber Li Tian (Shanghai, CN); Martin Xiaodong Yang (Shanghai, CN); David Weiwei Qian (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company
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Patent No.
US 9,921,949
App. No.
14/968,399
Granted
Mar 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a computer program product and a computing device for software test by wherein a computing device, wherein at least one virtual hardware component, each virtual hardware component simulating a behavior of a hardware component associated with a to-be-tested software, and testing the to-be-tested software based on the behavior simulated by the at least one virtual hardware component.

Claims (32)

1. A method for software test, the method comprising:

providing, by a computing device, at least one virtual hardware component, each virtual hardware component simulating a behavior of a hardware component associated with a to-be-tested software; and

testing the to-be-tested software based on the behavior simulated by the at least one virtual hardware component;

wherein multiple instances of the to-be-tested software is enabled to be tested using multiple instances of the virtual hardware component;

testing multiple instances of the to-be-tested software in parallel based on the behavior simulated by the plurality of virtual hardware components;

wherein the simulated behavior of the hardware component includes at least one of a normal behavior and an error behavior of the hardware component.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the computing device has at least a central processor and a memory.

3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

providing, by a computing device, a virtual bus corresponding to the at least one virtual hardware component, wherein the at least one virtual hardware component is coupled to the central processor and the memory via the virtual bus.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the computing device includes an already developed hardware component that is associated with the to-be-tested software.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein a plurality of virtual hardware components are provided by the computing device.

6. A computing device for software test, configured to provide at least one virtual hardware component, each virtual hardware component simulating a behavior of a hardware component associated with a to-be-tested software; and

test the to-be-tested software based on the behavior simulated by the at least one virtual hardware component

wherein multiple instances of the to-be-tested software is enabled to be tested using multiple instances of the virtual hardware component provided by the computing device;

testing multiple instances of the to-be-tested software in parallel based on the behaviors simulated by the plurality of virtual hardware components;

wherein the simulated behavior of the hardware component includes at least one of a normal behavior and an error behavior of the hardware component.

7. The computing device according to claim 6 , wherein the computing device has at least a central processor and a memory.

8. The computing device according to claim 7 , configured to provide a virtual bus corresponding to the at least one virtual hardware component, wherein the at least one virtual hardware component is coupled to the central processor and the memory via the virtual bus.

9. The computing device according to claim 6 , wherein the computing device includes an already developed hardware component that is associated with the to-be-tested software.

10. The computing device according claim 9 , wherein the computing device provides a plurality of virtual hardware components.

11. A computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with computer executable program code, wherein the code enables execution across one or more processors for

providing, by a computing device, at least one virtual hardware component, each virtual hardware component simulating a behavior of a hardware component associated with a to-be-tested software; and

testing the to-be-tested software based on the behavior simulated by the at least one virtual hardware component;

wherein multiple instances of the to-be-tested software is enabled to be tested using multiple instances of the virtual hardware component;

testing multiple instances of the to-be-tested software in parallel based on the behavior simulated by the plurality of virtual hardware components;

wherein the simulated behavior of the hardware component includes at least one of a normal behavior and an error behavior of the hardware component.

12. The computer program product according to claim 11 , wherein the computing device has at least a central processor and a memory.

13. The computer program product according to claim 12 , further comprising:

providing, by a computing device, a virtual bus corresponding to the at least one virtual hardware component, wherein the at least one virtual hardware component is coupled to the central processor and the memory via the virtual bus.

14. The computer program product according to claim 11 , wherein the computing device includes an already developed hardware component that is associated with the to-be-tested software.

15. The computer program product according to claim 14 , wherein a plurality of virtual hardware components are provided by the computing device.

Assignments (10)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053546/0001) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.); DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC CORPORATION (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MAGINATICS LLC); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MOZY, INC.); SCALEIO LLC
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From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.); DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC CORPORATION (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MAGINATICS LLC); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MOZY, INC.); SCALEIO LLC
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From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; AVENTAIL LLC; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL, L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL SYSTEMS CORPORATION; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; MAGINATICS LLC; MOZY, INC.; SCALEIO LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2020
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 21, 2019
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2016
From: EMC CORPORATION
To: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 21, 2016
From: ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; AVENTAIL LLC; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL SYSTEMS CORPORATION; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; MAGINATICS LLC; MOZY, INC.; SCALEIO LLC; SPANNING CLOUD APPS LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 21, 2016
From: ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; AVENTAIL LLC; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL SYSTEMS CORPORATION; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; MAGINATICS LLC; MOZY, INC.; SCALEIO LLC; SPANNING CLOUD APPS LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2015
From: XIA, ROBERT GUOWU; LI, LEO HAI; WANG, LIN; WANG, CHARLES CHAO; WANG, JIAYIN; TIAN, WILBER LI; YANG, MARTIN XIAODONG; QIAN, DAVID WEIWEI
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Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (1)
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