GRAPHICAL DISPLAY FOR ILLUSTRATING EFFECTIVENESS OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE BALANCING
First Claim
1. A method for presenting information about a group of computer systems as a graphical representation rendered on a display, wherein each of the computer systems has multiple sub-systems, the method comprising:
- receiving usage data of a first computer system, the usage data indicating overall resource usage of said first computer system and resource usage of each of the sub-systems of said first computer system;
receiving usage data of a second computer system, the usage data indicating overall resource usage of said second computer system and resource usage of each of the sub-systems of said second computer system;
rendering the usage data of the first computer system as a first graphic on the display, wherein the first graphic is subdivided into a plurality of sections, each indicating the resource usage of one of the sub-systems of the first computer system; and
rendering the usage data of the second computer system as a second graphic on the display adjacent the first graphic, wherein the second graphic is subdivided into a plurality of sections, each indicating the resource usage of one of the sub-systems of the second computer system.
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Abstract
A graphical display combines multiple dimensions of information relating to resource allocation and usage by a group of computer systems and sub-systems of the computer systems. The graphical display includes a series of graphics, each indicating resource usage by one of the computer systems. In addition, each graphic has multiple sections. Each section of the graphic indicates resource usage by a sub-system that is within the computer system represented by the graphic. Each section of the graphics may also be color-coded. The color code indicates the amount of resources the associated sub-system is receiving relative to the amount of resources that has been designated for that sub-system.
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1. A method for presenting information about a group of computer systems as a graphical representation rendered on a display, wherein each of the computer systems has multiple sub-systems, the method comprising:
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receiving usage data of a first computer system, the usage data indicating overall resource usage of said first computer system and resource usage of each of the sub-systems of said first computer system; receiving usage data of a second computer system, the usage data indicating overall resource usage of said second computer system and resource usage of each of the sub-systems of said second computer system; rendering the usage data of the first computer system as a first graphic on the display, wherein the first graphic is subdivided into a plurality of sections, each indicating the resource usage of one of the sub-systems of the first computer system; and rendering the usage data of the second computer system as a second graphic on the display adjacent the first graphic, wherein the second graphic is subdivided into a plurality of sections, each indicating the resource usage of one of the sub-systems of the second computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 12. A computer system for monitoring a group of computer systems, each having multiple sub-systems, the computer system comprising a processor and a display, the processor being programmed to receive usage data of the computer systems and usage data of each of the sub-systems and render them as graphics on the display, wherein each graphic is subdivided into a plurality of sections, each section indicating the resource usage of one of the sub-systems.
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17. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with computer-executable instructions for performing the steps of:
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receiving usage data of a first computer system, the usage data indicating overall resource usage of said first computer system and resource usage of each of the sub-systems of said first computer system; receiving usage data of a second computer system, the usage data indicating overall resource usage of said second computer system and resource usage of each of the sub-systems of said second computer system; rendering the usage data of the first computer system as a first graphic on the display, wherein the first graphic is subdivided into a plurality of sections, each indicating the resource usage of one of the sub-systems of the first computer system; and rendering the usage data of the second computer system as a second graphic on the display adjacent the first graphic, wherein the second graphic is subdivided into a plurality of sections, each indicating the resource usage of one of the sub-systems of the second computer system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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