System administration discussions indexed by system components
US8095880B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/21
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method provides, as part of a computer administration system, an administration interface that can operate on almost any computerized device that has a user interface. The computer administration system manages components of a computer system and the administration interface is operable to configure the components and to provide dynamic performance and configuration information of the components to the user as the components operate. The method provides a “commentary input” area on the administration interface while providing the performance and configuration information of a specific component or a set of components. Thus, the method can receive comment(s) about the specific component(s) of the computerized system in the commentary input area. When this occurs, the method stores the comment(s) in a data store in a manner that associates the comment(s) with the specific component(s) that was being monitored. The method also automatically stores contemporaneous component data with each comment in the data store. This contemporaneous component data comprises instantaneous performance and configuration information of the specific component(s) being monitored that is frozen at the ti…
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