Portal system and method for managing resources in a networked computing environment
First Claim
1. A service information portal for displaying customer-based portal view display of networked computing environments, wherein said portal view display includes management information of a type, depth and breadth specified by an end-user in a format and arrangement also specified by the end-user.
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Abstract
A service information portal (SIP) and associated methodology for providing customer-based management information of networked computing environments for Internet service providers (ISPs), outsourcers, and enterprise service providers (“service providers”). The invention enables such service providers to provide the network administrators/users/customers/network managers/network operators (“network administrators”) they serve with flexible, extensible, tailored, in-depth views of hosted computing environments in an intuitive graphical format. Generally, the invention extracts from relevant computing environment entities specified information for managing the outsourced computing environment. The specified information is presented on a customized display for consideration and interaction by the network administrator. Specifically, aspects of the invention include a database of executable portal view profiles each designed for and/or by a particular network administrator. Each such portal view profile references one or more portal data miner modules included in a library of such modules. When a portal view profile is invoked, the referenced data miner modules are executed to access hardware and/or software entities in the computing environment for information that is displayed to assist a network administrator manage the outsourced computing environment.
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27 Claims
- 1. A service information portal for displaying customer-based portal view display of networked computing environments, wherein said portal view display includes management information of a type, depth and breadth specified by an end-user in a format and arrangement also specified by the end-user.
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19. A service information portal for providing a network administrator with a customizable, extensible portal view display of management information reflective of a desired aspect of a computing environment.
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26. A method for displaying a portal view display of management information relevant to a particular end user and computing environment, comprising:
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A) receiving an identifier of the end user;
B) generating management information specified by the end user, said management information directed only to a portion of the computing environment for which said end user is authorized to manage; and
C) displaying said management information on a display device in a format, arrangement specified by the end user.
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