Patent ID: 8701029
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: displaying, by a computer system, a panel superimposed on a graphical user interface (GUI) virtualization system management page; displaying on top of the panel a dialog box comprising an input user interface element, wherein the panel is semi-transparent; receiving, by an event handler of the panel, an event associated with a user interaction with the panel outside of the dialog box; generating, by the computer system, an alert in response to the user interaction indicating that the user interaction is invalid, wherein the alert is in a visual form; and preventing an event handler of the GUI virtualization system management page from receiving the event; wherein the GUI virtualization system management page, the panel, and the dialog box are presented as part of a web portal of a virtualization management system and a presentation application, wherein the virtualization management system manages a virtual machine for a client, and wherein displaying on top of the panel comprises: receiving a user interaction activating a control of the GUI virtualization system management page for creating a host, which requires a certain parameter to proceed, for hosting a virtual machine.