Patent ID: 9646112
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method of providing a dynamic view and testing of power cabling in a multi-chassis computer system, comprising: providing, by a processing module, a graphical user interface that depicts system components of the multi-chassis computer system; providing, by the processing module through the graphical user interface, a plurality of display icons each in association with one of the system components that indicate a power supply status of a corresponding system component, wherein the plurality of display icons comprises a plurality of multi-state display icons; providing, by the processing module through the graphical user interface, a display of preferred power supply cabling of one or more system components included in a load group, wherein the preferred power supply cabling is visually indicated using a first state of associated multi-state display icons of the one or more system components, and wherein the preferred power supply cabling is indicative of cabling from a preferred power supply of a plurality of power supplies to the load group; and providing, by the processing module through the graphical user interface, a display of power supply cabling of the one or more system components included in the load group, wherein the power supply cabling is visually indicated using a second state of the associated multi-state display icons of the one or more system components, and wherein the power supply cabling is indicative of actual power supply cabling from at least one of the plurality of power supplies to the load group, wherein the processing module, through the graphical user interface, is configured to selectively switch between the first state of the associated multi-state display icons and the second state of the associated multi-state display icons.