Method and apparatus for intuitively administering networked computer systems

• US 20070033279A1
• Filed: 01/06/2006
• Published: 02/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/1996
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CA, Inc. (d/b/a CA Technologies) (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: CA, Inc. (d/b/a CA Technologies) (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Sundaresh, Chandrasekhar, Battat, Reuven, Vinberg, Anders, Her, Michael, Wang, Sidney
• Granted Patent: US 8,621,032 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/06 Management of faults, events, alarms or notifications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/16 using machine learning or artificial intelligence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/028 by filtering

Abstract

A method and apparatus intuitively to administer all components of a networked computer system by use of real multi-dimensional views of any component or any set of components, including components related to a specific business interest, and with customizable and fully extensible functionality, across heterogenous platforms and applications. Navigation and configuration tools are provided, with an intelligent cursor, to travel to and address any component part thereof, or subset of components, with status and abnormalities identified, monitored and controlled, and by hierarchical filtration, and aggregation correlation with asynchronous notification. Graphical presentation tools are also provided employing an enhanced zooming graphical display.

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. A method for displaying a diagram of at least a portion of a networked computer system, comprising:

displaying an icon representing at least one component of the networked computer system viewed at a first level;

displaying a link representing a relationship between at least one of the components represented by the icon and at least one remote component of the networked computer system viewed at the first level;

receiving a signal from an input device;

correlating the signal to a zoom operation; and

performing the zoom operation, including gradually increasing a zoom speed from zero to a predetermined maximum zoom speed and back to zero during the zooming operation.

3. A method for displaying a diagram of at least a portion of a networked computer system, comprising:

displaying an icon representing at least one component of the networked computer system viewed at a first level;

displaying a link representing a relationship between at least one of the components represented by the icon and at least one remote component of the networked computer system viewed at the first level;

receiving a signal from an input device;

correlating the signal to a transition display operation;

performing the transition display operation, including determining if the signal is correlated to a transition display operation that isa continuous zoom operation; and

performing at least one predetermined advanced rendering technique of anti-aliasing, tinting, and translucency if the signal is correlated to the continuous zoom operation.

4. A method for displaying a diagram of at least a portion of a networked computer system, comprising:

displaying an icon representing at least one component of the networked computer system viewed at a first level;

displaying a link representing a relationship between at least one of the components represented by the icon and at least one remote component of the networked computer system viewed at the first level;

receiving a signal from an input device;

correlating the signal to a transition display operation; and

performing the transition display operation, including;

determining an update frame rate;

comparing the update frame rate to a threshold value; and

controlling predetermined operations and parameters if the update frame rate is below the threshold value until the update frame rate is at least equal to the threshold value.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein controlling predetermined operations and parameters includes:

controlling at least one of anti-aliasing, translucency, and a display of background maps.

6. A method for displaying a diagram of at least a portion of networked computer system, comprising:

displaying an icon representing at least one component of the networked computer system viewed at a first level;

displaying a link representing a relationship between at least one of the components represented by the icon and at least one remote component of the networked computer system viewed at the first level;

receiving a signal from an input device;

correlating the signal to a transition display operation;

determining if the signal correction to a transition display operation that contiuously zooms until the icon is converted to a container; and

performing the transition display operation, including gradually increasing a zoom speed from zero to a predetermined maximum zoom speed and back to zero during the transition display operation.