METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESTRICTING AND ENHANCING TOPOLOGY DISPLAYS FOR MULTI-CUSTOMER LOGICAL NETWORKS WITHIN A NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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Abstract
A method, system, apparatus, and computer program product are presented for management of a distributed data processing system on behalf of a plurality of management customers. A set of logical networks within the distributed data processing system and/or a set of physical networks in the distributed data processing system are associated with an anchor object. A topology map can be generated and displayed in which a root node of the topology map is the anchor object. Each anchor object is uniquely associated with a customer for which the distributed data processing system is managed. The topology display can be restricted such that portions of topology information are displayed to an administrative user in accordance with the authorized security access of the user.
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67 Claims
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51. A computer readable medium encoded with a computer program product and operable with a computer for use in managing a distributed data processing system, the computer program product comprising:
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instructions for associating a set of logical networks in the distributed data processing system and/or a set of physical networks in the distributed data processing system with an anchor object, wherein different physical networks within the distributed data processing system may support duplicate network addresses;
instructions for managing a set of anchor objects wherein each anchor object has an anchorname which is a root name within a hierarchical naming space that represents a hierarchical logical network, wherein each anchorname is a unique name within the distributed data processing system, and wherein usage of an anchorname in combination with subnet information for a logical network supports unique addressing within a logical network;
instructions for uniquely associating each anchor object in a set of anchor objects with a customer in a set of customers, wherein the distributed data processing system is managed on behalf of a plurality of customers;
instructions for generating a topology map that includes a plurality of anchor objects; and
instructions for displaying the topology map. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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52. (canceled)
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