SEARCH-BASED SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

• US 20110289072A1
• Filed: 05/24/2010
• Published: 11/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Zhang, Jichao, Dong, Yingtao, SiMa, YunRui
• Application Number:
  US12/786,246
• Publication Number:
  US 20110289072A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/722
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/21 Design, administration or maintenance of databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/245 Query processing

Abstract

Search-based system management may be provided. A management interface comprising a search input element and a result list element may be displayed. A keyword may be received via the search input element and a plurality of matching configuration properties associated with the received keyword may be identified. At least one of the plurality of configuration properties associated with the received keyword may be displayed in the result list element, and each of the displayed plurality of configuration properties may comprise a selectable user interface element.

Claims

1. A method for providing search-based system management, the method comprising:

displaying a management interface comprising a search input element and a result list element;

receiving a keyword via the search input element;

identifying a plurality of matching configuration properties associated with the received keyword; and

displaying at least one of the plurality of configuration properties associated with the received keyword in the result list element, wherein each of the displayed plurality of configuration properties comprises a selectable user interface element.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising creating a database comprising a plurality of rows, wherein each row is associated with at least one configuration property.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein each of the plurality of rows comprises at least one of the following:

a name of the associated configuration property, a description of the associated configuration property, a value of the associated configuration property, and a type of the associated configuration property.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein identifying the plurality of matching configuration properties associated with the received keyword comprises comparing the keyword to each of the rows of the database.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

receiving a selection of the displayed at least one of the plurality of configuration properties; and

providing a value input user interface element associated with the selected one of the plurality of configuration properties.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving a new value for the selected one of the plurality of configuration properties via the value input element; and

storing the new value in the row of the database associated with the selected one of the plurality of configuration properties.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the received keyword comprises a text input from a user.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein each of the plurality of matching configuration properties comprises a required security permission to view and a required security permission to change an associated value.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

determining whether the user is permitted to view the at least one of the plurality of matching configuration properties according to the required security permission to view of the at least one of the plurality of matching configuration properties; and

in response to determining that the user is permitted to view the at least one of the plurality of matching configuration properties, displaying at least one of the plurality of configuration properties associated with the received keyword in the result list element.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving a selection of the displayed at least one of the plurality of configuration properties;

determining whether the user is permitted to change the associated value of the at least one of the plurality of matching configuration properties according to the required security permission to change the associated value; and

in response to determining that the user is permitted to change the associated value of the at least one of the plurality of matching configuration properties, providing a value input user interface element associated with the selected one of the plurality of configuration properties.

11. A computer-readable medium which stores a set of instructions which when executed performs a method for providing search-based system management, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising:

authenticating a user as comprising at least one administrator security permission;

displaying a management console user interface comprising a search element and a result list element;

receiving a search term from the user via the search element;

identifying a plurality of configuration properties associated with the search term; and

displaying at least a subset of the matching configuration properties associated with the received search term in the result list element, wherein each of the matching configuration properties comprises a selectable user interface element.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the search element comprises at least one filtering option.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving a selection of the at least one filtering option; and

limiting the display of matching configuration properties to a subset of the matching configuration properties associated with the at least one filtering option.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving a selection of the selectable user interface element associated with at least one of the matching configuration properties; and

displaying an input element associated with a value of the at least one of the matching configuration properties.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the input element comprises an input field within the result list element.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the input element comprises an input field within a dialog box window

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the input element is configured according to a type of the value.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving a new value input from the user via the input element; and

updating the at least one of the matching configuration properties with the new value input.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, further comprising:

determining whether the new value input comprises a valid value for the at least one of the matching configuration properties; and

in response to determining that the new value input does not comprise a valid value for the at least one of the matching configuration properties, displaying an error to the user.

20. A system for providing search-based system management, the system comprising:

a memory storage; and

a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to;

extract a plurality of configuration properties associated with at least one configurable service,

create a database comprising a plurality of entries each associated with at least one of the plurality of configuration properties, wherein each entry comprises plurality of elements a name, a navigation path, a description, a value, and a configuration type,

receive a search keyword from an administrator of the at least one configurable service via search element within a management interface,

retrieve a plurality of search results comprising a subset of the plurality of entries from the database, wherein each of the plurality of search results comprises a match between the search keyword and at least one of the plurality of elements associated with each of the subset of the plurality of entries from the database,

display at least a portion of the plurality of search results in a result element of the management interface,

receive a selection of one of the displayed plurality of search results within the result element of the management interface,

display the navigation path associated with the selected one of the displayed plurality of search results within the management interface,

display a configuration dialog comprising the selected one of the displayed plurality of search results and a value modification user interface element according to the configuration type of the selected one of the displayed plurality of search results and comprising the value of the selected one of the displayed plurality of search results,

determine whether a change to the value of the selected one of the displayed plurality of search results has been received via the configuration dialog, and

in response to determining that the change to the value of the selected one of the displayed plurality of search results has been received via the configuration dialog, save the changed value of the selected one of the displayed plurality of search results.