Method, apparatus, and computer program product for implementing self-modeling computer systems componentry

• US 20070057956A1
• Filed: 09/13/2005
• Published: 03/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Rath, Cale, Hintermeister, Gregory, Gimpl, David, Romano, George
• Application Number:
  US11/225,674
• Publication Number:
  US 20070057956A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/553
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/327 Alarm or error message display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results

Abstract

A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for implementing self-modeling of computer systems componentry. Each computer system component includes a scalable vector graphic (SVG). The SVG provides a graphical representation for the respective computer system component. The SVGs are collected and a visual representation of the computer system is generated.

Claims

1. A method for implementing self-modeling of computer systems componentry comprising:

providing a scalable vector graphic (SVG) for a plurality of computer system components in a computer system;

said SVG providing a graphical representation for the plurality of respective computer system components;

collecting said SVGs for the computer system components; and

generating a visual representation of the computer system.

2. A method for implementing self-modeling of computer systems componentry as recited in claim 1 further comprising identifying a failed computer system component in said computer system and updating said generated visual representation of said computer system to indicate said failed computer system component.

3. A method for implementing self-modeling of computer systems componentry as recited in claim 2 wherein updating said generated visual representation of the computer system includes rendering said failed computer system component in a different color from other components of said computer system.

4. A method for implementing self-modeling of computer systems componentry as recited in claim 1 wherein providing said scalable vector graphic (SVG) for the plurality of each computer system components includes storing said SVG with vital product data (VPD) on the component.

5. A method for implementing self-modeling of computer systems componentry as recited in claim 1 wherein providing said scalable vector graphic (SVG) for the plurality of computer system components includes storing a system memory address for said SVG with vital product data (VPD) on the component.

6. A method for implementing self-modeling of computer systems componentry as recited in claim 1 wherein providing said scalable vector graphic (SVG) for the plurality of computer system components includes storing a universal resource locator (URL) for an Internet location for said SVG with vital product data (VPD) on the component.

7. A method for implementing self-modeling of computer systems componentry as recited in claim 1 wherein generating said visual representation of the computer system further includes updating said visual representation of the computer system with predefined attributes to visually indicate a component failure.

8. A method for implementing self-modeling of computer systems componentry as recited in claim 1 wherein providing said scalable vector graphic (SVG) for the plurality of computer system components includes providing a Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) tag with a computer system component.

9. A computer program product for implementing self-modeling of computer systems componentry in a computer system, said computer program product including instructions executed by the computer system to cause the computer system to perform:

providing a scalable vector graphic (SVG) for each computer system component in a computer system;

each said SVG providing a graphical representation for each respective computer system component;

collecting said SVGs for the computer system components; and

generating a visual representation of the computer system.

10. A computer program product for implementing self-modeling of computer systems componentry as recited in claim 9 further comprising identifying a failed computer system component in said computer system and updating said generated visual representation of said computer system to indicate said failed computer system component.

11. A computer program product for implementing self-modeling of computer systems componentry as recited in claim 10 wherein updating said generated visual representation of the computer system includes rendering said failed computer system component in a different color from other components of said computer system.

12. A computer program product for implementing self-modeling of computer systems componentry as recited in claim 9 wherein providing said scalable vector graphic (SVG) for each computer system component includes storing said SVG with vital product data (VPD) on the component.

13. A computer program product for implementing self-modeling of computer systems componentry as recited in claim 9 wherein providing said scalable vector graphic (SVG) for each computer system component includes storing a system memory address for said SVG with vital product data (VPD) on the component.

14. A computer program product for implementing self-modeling of computer systems componentry as recited in claim 9 wherein providing said scalable vector graphic (SVG) for each computer system component includes storing a universal resource locator (URL) for an Internet location for said SVG with vital product data (VPD) on the component.

15. A computer program product for implementing self-modeling of computer systems componentry as recited in claim 9 wherein generating said visual representation of the computer system further includes updating said visual representation of the computer system with predefined attributes to visually indicate a component failure.

16. Apparatus for implementing self-modeling of computer systems componentry comprising:

a scalable vector graphic (SVG) for each computer system component in a computer system;

each said SVG providing a graphical representation for each respective computer system component;

a self-modeling program for collecting said SVGs for the computer system components; and

said self-modeling program for generating a visual representation of the computer system.

17. Apparatus for implementing self-modeling of computer systems componentry as recited in claim 16 wherein said self-modeling program, responsive to identifying a failed computer system component in said computer system, for updating said generated visual representation of said computer system to indicate said failed computer system component.

18. Apparatus for implementing self-modeling of computer systems componentry as recited in claim 16 includes non-volatile storage storing one of said SVG or a memory location for said SVG with vital product data (VPD) on the component.

19. Apparatus for implementing self-modeling of computer systems componentry as recited in claim 16 includes non-volatile storage storing a universal resource locator (URL) for an Internet location for said SVG with vital product data (VPD) on the component.

20. Apparatus for implementing self-modeling of computer systems componentry as recited in claim 16 includes a Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) tag with a computer system component for providing said scalable vector graphic (SVG).