ARRANGEMENTS FOR MANAGING PROCESSING COMPONENTS USING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE

• US 20090077478A1
• Filed: 09/18/2007
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Taylor, Karen A., Gillingham, Marlene J., Zaharias, Steven J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,161,393 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/763
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0803 Configuration setting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0883 Semiautomatic configuration, e.g. proposals from system
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]

Abstract

In some embodiments a method for managing processing components using a graphical user interface is disclosed. The method can include determining connection data of a processing system automatically by communicating with at least one node of the processing system, displaying the connection data on a graphical user interface, accepting a user selection via selectable buttons on the graphical user interface, where the selectable buttons representing selectable system operations for configuring operations of nodes. Based on the user selection the system can automatically perform system configuring. In some embodiments, the method can detect improper or malfunctioning connections and automatically provide a pop-up window that has a suggested remedy. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A method for presenting a set of screens in a graphical user interface comprising:

determining connection data of a processing system automatically by communicating with at least one node of the processing system;

displaying the connection data on a graphical user interface; and

accepting a user selection via selectable buttons on the graphical user interface, where the selectable buttons represent selectable system configuring options to configure operations of the processing system such that the user selections partition the system based on the connection data.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a node identification number.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying port identification information.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a partition identifier of a node.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying an indicator of a primary node.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting an improper connection configuration and displaying a suggested action.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising automatically displaying a suggested connection configuration in response to detecting the improper connection configuration.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting a malfunctioning communication link and displaying an indication of the malfunctioning communication link.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting commands to at least one board controller in response to accepting a user selection.

10. An apparatus comprising:

a processing component to accept data from a scalable system and to generate a graphic interconnect and a partitioning configuration of a scalable system;

a display screen coupled to the processing component to display the interconnect, the partitioning configuration and selectable buttons as part of a graphical user interface; and

a user interface to activate the selectable buttons such that a user selection of the selectable buttons configures the scalable system and displays results of such configuring.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a board controller where the processing component to query the board controller to get interconnect information.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processing component is at least part of a remote terminal.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processing component to process user input from the graphical user interface.

14. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having a computer readable medium, wherein the computer readable medium when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

determine connection data of a processing system automatically by communicating with at least one node of the processing system;

display the connection data on a graphical user interface; and

accept a user selection via selectable buttons on the graphical user interface, the selectable buttons representing selectable system configuring options that configure operations of the system.

15. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising a computer readable medium when executed on a computer causes the computer to configure a basic input output system in response to user input.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising a computer readable medium when executed on a computer program product causes the computer to display a node identification number.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising a computer readable medium when executed on a computer program product causes the computer to display port identification information.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising a computer readable medium when executed on a computer causes the computer to display a partition identifier.

19. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising a computer readable medium when executed on a computer causes the computer to display a primary node.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising a computer readable medium when executed on a computer causes the computer to detect a malfunctioning communication link and display an indication of the malfunctioning communication link.