System and method for providing a server control interface
First Claim
1. A computer storage medium having computer-executable components for providing a centralized computing device control interface for providing instructions to a number of servers to concurrently execute a number of user selected actions, the computer-executable components comprising:
- an action creating component for creating an action icon representative of a number of user selected control parameters, wherein the user selected control parameters does not specify any computing device that will implement the user selected control parameters;
a computing device icon component, for creating a computing device icon different from the action icon, the computing device icon corresponding to a number of servers that will concurrently execute a number of user selected control parameters represented by the action item; and
a template engine component for encoding and transmitting computer-executable instructions for instructing computing devices associated with a selected action item to implement the user selected control parameters associated with a selected action icon.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing a computing device control interface are provided. A system administrator accesses a graphical user interface and selects a group of actions that are to be executed by a number of computing devices. The actions selected by the system administrator are embodied in a graphical action icon and displayed on the graphical user interface. The system administrator initiates the actions by manipulating the action icon such that it overlaps a computer icon, which embodies one or more computing devices within the network that will execute the selected actions. The computing device icon is also displayed on the user interface. The user interface executes the selected action on the selected computer and then generates an archive file embodying the execution of the selected actions on the selected group of computing devices.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer storage medium having computer-executable components for providing a centralized computing device control interface for providing instructions to a number of servers to concurrently execute a number of user selected actions, the computer-executable components comprising:
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an action creating component for creating an action icon representative of a number of user selected control parameters, wherein the user selected control parameters does not specify any computing device that will implement the user selected control parameters; a computing device icon component, for creating a computing device icon different from the action icon, the computing device icon corresponding to a number of servers that will concurrently execute a number of user selected control parameters represented by the action item; and a template engine component for encoding and transmitting computer-executable instructions for instructing computing devices associated with a selected action item to implement the user selected control parameters associated with a selected action icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer storage medium having computer-executable components for providing a centralized computing device control interface to execute a number of user selected actions via a single manipulation of the centralized computing device control interface, the computer-executable components comprising:
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an action creating component for; (a) obtaining a selection of a set of control parameters, wherein the set of control parameters comprises a control parameter relating to a collection of a specific performance monitoring data from the plurality of servers, a control parameter relating to a collection name and collection priority of the monitoring data, a control parameter relating to a specification of a collection time of the monitoring data, and a control parameter relating to a collection of capacity planning data from the plurality of servers, wherein the selected set of control parameters do not define any computing device that will implement the control parameters; and (b) generating an action icon representative of the selection control parameters; a computing device icon component for creating a computing device icon different from the action icon, wherein the computing device icon corresponding to a number of servers that will concurrently execute the set of selected-control parameters represented by the action item; and a template engine component for encoding and transmitting computer-executable instructions for instructing computing devices associated with a selected action item to implement the user selected control parameters associated with a selected action icon. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for managing a number servers comprising:
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obtaining a selection of a set of control parameters, wherein the set of control parameters comprises a control parameter relating to a collection of a specific performance monitoring data from the plurality of servers, a control parameter relating to a collection name and collection priority of the monitoring data, a control parameter relating to a specification of a collection time of the monitoring data, and a control parameter relating to a collection of capacity planning data from the plurality of servers, wherein the selected set of control parameters do not define any computing device that will implement the control parameters; and generating an action icon representative of the selection control parameters; obtaining a selection of a set of computing devices to implement control parameters; generating a computing device icon representative of a number of servers that will concurrently execute the set of selected-control parameters represented by the action item; and encoding and transmitting computer-executable instructions for instructing computing devices associated with a selected action item to implement the user selected control parameters associated with a selected action icon. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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