Patent ID: 8650491
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for configuring storage device interconnections, the system comprising: non-transitory memory storing instructions executable by a processor, the instructions including at least: a selector interface operable to accept end user storage device selections from plural available storage devices and plural available storage topologies, the storage device selections including at least interconnection devices, the interconnection devices including at least cables having plural different colors; an interconnection engine operable to automatically, in response to the end user storage device selections, apply the storage device selections to determine selected of the interconnection devices for interfacing the selected storage devices; and a presentation engine operable to automatically present a graphical image of the selected storage devices interfaced by the selected of the interconnection devices, the presentation automatically in response to the end user storage device selections; wherein the selector interface is further operable to accept end user color selections for the color of physical cables from plural available cable colors and the presentation engine is further operable to present the cables at the graphical image with the selected end user color selections.