User interface to display and manage an entity and associated resources
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1. A user interface to display, manage and configure an entity, comprising:
- display objects representing a plurality of configurations for members which form an entity, the display objects providing a unified interface for the entity to facilitate a user configuring the entity as if the entity was a single machine.
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Abstract
A user interface to display and manage a plurality of entities as if a single entity is provided. The user interface includes a representation of the collection of entities as a whole, and a representation of members associated with the entity. If an action is performed on the representation of the entities as a whole, then the action is propagated to the collection of entities, if the action is performed on the representation of the member associated with the entity, then the action is directed to the member.
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45 Claims
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1. A user interface to display, manage and configure an entity, comprising:
display objects representing a plurality of configurations for members which form an entity, the display objects providing a unified interface for the entity to facilitate a user configuring the entity as if the entity was a single machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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10. The user interface of claim I wherein the display objects enable the user to define a list of members to route requests for load balanced components.
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38. A user interface to display, manage and configure an entity, comprising:
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display objects representing a plurality of configurations for members which form an entity;
the display objects providing a unified interface for the entity to facilitate a user configuring the entity as if the entity was a single machine; and
the display objects are arranged to provide a topological representation of the entity and members. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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42. A user interface to display, manage and configure an entity, comprising:
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display objects representing a plurality members which form an entity;
display objects representing a plurality of configurations for members of the entity;
the display objects providing a unified interface for the entity to facilitate a user configuring the entity as if the entity was a single machine; and
the display objects are at least one of textual or graphical. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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45. The user interface of claim 55 wherein interface wizards are provided to enable the user to at least one of create an entity, add a member to an entity, and deploy content across the entity.
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