Configuration display apparatus for computer, computer configuration display method, and computer configuration display program

• US 20050182831A1
• Filed: 02/28/2005
• Published: 08/18/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Hoshi, Daisuke, Matsumura, Yasuhiro, Uchida, Hirohisa
• Application Number:
  US11/066,460
• Publication Number:
  US 20050182831A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/220
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/32 with visual or acoustical indication of the functioning of the machine

Abstract

The present invention provides a computer configuration display apparatus, a computer configuration display method, and a computer configuration display program that can contribute to reduction of a burden on a system administrator who performs management concerning physical components and logical components of a computer. The computer configuration display apparatus includes: a hierarchical data association unit that associates physical hierarchical data, which defines plural physical components of a computer as plural hierarchical data according to a predetermined physical segmentation, and logical hierarchical data, which defines plural logical components of the computer as plural hierarchical data according to a predetermined logical segmentation, with each other; a hierarchical data setting unit that sets the associated physical hierarchical data and logical hierarchical data; and a hierarchical data display unit that displays the physical hierarchical data and the logical hierarchical data set in the hierarchical data setting unit.

Claims

1. A computer configuration display apparatus comprising:

a hierarchical data association unit that associates physical hierarchical data, which defines plural physical components of a computer as plural hierarchical data according to a predetermined physical segmentation, and logical hierarchical data, which defines plural logical components of the computer as plural hierarchical data according to a predetermined logical segmentation, with each other;

a hierarchical data setting unit that sets said associated physical hierarchical data and logical hierarchical data; and

a hierarchical data display unit that displays said physical hierarchical data and said logical hierarchical data set in said hierarchical data setting unit.

2. The computer configuration display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit that stores correspondence relation data defining a correspondence relation between said physical hierarchical data and said logical hierarchical data,

wherein said hierarchical data association unit associates said physical hierarchical data and said logical hierarchical data with each other on the basis of said correspondence relation data.

3. The computer configuration display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a state detection unit that detects states of said physical components and said logical components of the computer,

wherein said hierarchical data display unit displays a component, for which a state is detected by said state detection unit, with the detected state reflected thereon, and displays components of hierarchies higher in order than a hierarchy, to which an arbitrary component belongs, with a state of the arbitrary component reflected thereon.

4. The computer configuration display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, when a state of a specific component is detected by the state detection unit, the hierarchical data display unit reflects and displays the detected state in a predetermined display area that is an area, which is displayed even when any of physical hierarchical data and logical hierarchical data is displayed, and corresponds to hierarchical data to which the specific component belongs.

5. The computer configuration display apparatus according to claim 4,

wherein said hierarchical data display unit displays a physical component and a logical component, which are associated with each other, with a state of one of said physical component and said logical component reflected on the other.

6. The computer configuration display apparatus according to claim 4,

wherein said states include abnormalities, which occur in said physical components or said logical components, or changes to said physical components or said logical components.

7. The computer configuration display apparatus according to claim 4,

wherein said hierarchical data display unit displays said physical hierarchical data and said logical hierarchical data, which are associated with each other by said hierarchical data association unit, such that said physical hierarchical data and said logical hierarchical data can be switched.

8. A computer configuration display method comprising:

a hierarchical data association step of associating physical hierarchical data, which defines plural physical components of a computer as plural hierarchical data according to a predetermined physical segmentation, and logical hierarchical data, which defines plural logical components of the computer as plural hierarchical data according to a predetermined logical segmentation, with each other;

a hierarchical data setting step of setting said associated physical hierarchical data and logical hierarchical data; and

a hierarchical data display step of displaying said physical hierarchical data and said logical hierarchical data set in said hierarchical data setting step.

9. The computer configuration display method according to claim 8, further comprising a storage step of storing correspondence relation data defining a correspondence relation between said physical hierarchical data and said logical hierarchical data,

wherein said hierarchical data association step associates said physical hierarchical data and said logical hierarchical data with each other on the basis of said correspondence relation data.

10. The computer configuration display method according to claim 8 or 9, further comprising a state detection step of detecting states of said physical components and said logical components of the computer,

wherein said hierarchical data display step displays a component, for which a state is detected in said state detection step, with the detected state reflected thereon, and displays components of hierarchies higher in order than a hierarchy, to which an arbitrary component belongs, with a state of the arbitrary component reflected thereon.

11. The computer configuration display method according to claim 10, wherein, when a state of a specific component is detected in the state detection step, in the hierarchical data display step, the detected state is reflected and displayed in a predetermined display area that is an area, which is displayed even when any of physical hierarchical data and logical hierarchical data is displayed, and corresponds to hierarchical data to which the specific component belongs.

12. The computer configuration display method according to claim 11,

wherein said hierarchical data display step displays a physical component and a logical component, which are associated with each other, with a state of one of said physical component and said logical component reflected on the other.

13. The computer configuration display method according to claim 11,

wherein said states include abnormalities, which occur in said physical components or said logical components, or changes to said physical components or said logical components.

14. The computer configuration display method according to claim 11,

wherein said hierarchical data display step displays said physical hierarchical data and said logical hierarchical data, which are associated with each other in said hierarchical data association step, such that said physical hierarchical data and said logical hierarchical data can be switched.

15. A computer configuration display program that causes a computer to execute:

a hierarchical data association step of associating physical hierarchical data, which defines plural physical components of a computer as plural hierarchical data according to a predetermined physical segmentation, and logical hierarchical data, which defines plural logical components of the computer as plural hierarchical data according to a predetermined logical segmentation, with each other;

a hierarchical data setting step of setting said associated physical hierarchical data and logical hierarchical data; and

a hierarchical data display step of displaying said physical hierarchical data and said logical hierarchical data set in said hierarchical data setting step.

16. The computer configuration display program according to claim 15, further comprising a storage step of storing correspondence relation data defining a correspondence relation between said physical hierarchical data and said logical hierarchical data,

wherein said hierarchical data association step associates said physical hierarchical data and said logical hierarchical data with each other on the basis of said correspondence relation data.

17. The computer configuration display program according to claim 15 or 16, further comprising a state detection step of detecting states of said physical components and said logical components of the computer,

wherein said hierarchical data display step displays a component, for which a state is detected in said state detection step, with the detected state reflected thereon, and displays components of hierarchies higher in order than a hierarchy, to which an arbitrary component belongs, with a state of the arbitrary component reflected thereon.

18. The computer configuration display program according to claim 17, wherein, when a state of a specific component is detected in the state detection step, in the hierarchical data display step, the detected state is reflected and displayed in a predetermined display area that is an area, which is displayed even when any of physical hierarchical data and logical hierarchical data is displayed, and corresponds to hierarchical data to which the specific component belongs.

19. The computer configuration display program according to claim 18,

wherein said hierarchical data display step displays a physical component and a logical component, which are associated with each other, with a state of one of said physical component and said logical component reflected on the other.

20. The computer configuration display program according to claim 18,

wherein said states include abnormalities, which occur in said physical components or said logical components, or changes to said physical components or said logical components.

21. The computer configuration display program according to claim 18

wherein said hierarchical data display step displays said physical hierarchical data and said logical hierarchical data, which are associated with each other in said hierarchical data association step, such that said physical hierarchical data and said logical hierarchical data can be switched.