Method and apparatus for managing network configuration, and computer product

• US 20070223530A1
• Filed: 06/19/2006
• Published: 09/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Yokoyama, Ken, Watanabe, Yukihiro, Oguro, Keiichi, Shimada, Kuniaki
• Application Number:
  US11/454,850
• Publication Number:
  US 20070223530A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/469
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0803 Configuration setting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies

Abstract

A network-configuration management apparatus manages a configuration of a network in which a plurality of network devices including a plurality of servers is connected. An upper-layer-specification receiving unit receives an upper layer specification from a user. A grouping unit groups the servers based on the received upper layer specification. A configuration display unit that displays the configuration of the network based on the grouping of the servers.

Claims

1. A computer-readable recording medium that stores therein a computer program for managing a configuration of a network in which a plurality of network devices including a plurality of servers is connected, wherein

the computer program causes a computer to execute:

receiving an upper layer specification from a user;

grouping the servers based on the received upper layer specification; and

displaying the configuration of the network based on the grouping of the servers.

2. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, wherein

the upper layer specification is a virtual local-area-network specification.

3. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, wherein

the upper layer specification is either one of a single routing specification and a routing specification with a virtual local-area-network specification.

4. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 3, wherein

when the routing specification is used as the upper layer specification, the grouping includes the servers based on a router that includes a default gateway of each of the servers.

5. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, wherein

the upper layer specification is either one of a single subnet specification and a subnet specification with other upper layer specification.

6. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, wherein

the displaying includes displaying the configuration of the network by determining a location of each of the network device based on the grouping of the servers and a physical-connection data pertaining to a physical connection between the network devices.

7. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 6, wherein

the computer program further causes the computer to execute receiving a frame specification specifying whether to enclose each group of servers in a frame from the user, and

the displaying includes displaying, when the received frame specification specifies to enclose a group of servers, the group of servers enclosed in a frame.

8. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 7, wherein

when a plurality of groupings is performed based on a plurality of upper layer specifications at the grouping, the displaying includes displaying a plurality of groups of servers enclosed in frames of different line types.

9. A method of managing a configuration of a network in which a plurality of network devices including a plurality of servers is connected, the method comprising:

receiving an upper layer specification from a user;

grouping the servers based on the received upper layer specification; and

displaying the configuration of the network based on the grouping of the servers.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein

the upper layer specification is a virtual local-area-network specification.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein

the upper layer specification is either one of a single routing specification and a routing specification with a virtual local-area-network specification.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein

the upper layer specification is either one of a single subnet specification and a subnet specification with other upper layer specification.

13. The method according to claim 9, wherein

the displaying includes displaying the configuration of the network by determining a location of each of the network device based on the grouping of the servers and a physical-connection data pertaining to a physical connection between the network devices.

14. The method according to claim 13, further comprising:

receiving a frame specification specifying whether to enclose each group of servers in a frame from the user, wherein

the displaying includes displaying, when the received frame specification specifies to enclose a group of servers, the group of servers enclosed in a frame.

15. A network-configuration management apparatus that manages a configuration of a network in which a plurality of network devices including a plurality of servers is connected, the network-configuration management apparatus comprising:

an upper-layer-specification receiving unit that receives an upper layer specification from a user;

a grouping unit that groups the servers based on the received upper layer specification; and

a configuration display unit that displays the configuration of the network based on the grouping of the servers.

16. The network-configuration management apparatus according to claim 15, wherein

the upper layer specification is a virtual local-area-network specification.

17. The network-configuration management apparatus according to claim 15, wherein

the upper layer specification is either one of a single routing specification and a routing specification with a virtual local-area-network specification.

18. The network-configuration management apparatus according to claim 15, wherein

the upper layer specification is either one of a single subnet specification and a subnet specification with other upper layer specification.

19. The network-configuration management apparatus according to claim 15, wherein

the configuration display unit displays the configuration of the network by determining a location of each of the network device based on the grouping of the servers and a physical-connection data pertaining to a physical connection between the network devices.

20. The network-configuration management apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising:

a frame specification receiving unit that receives a frame specification specifying whether to enclose each group of servers in a frame from the user, wherein

the configuration display unit displays, when the received frame specification specifies to enclose a group of servers, the group of servers enclosed in a frame.