Patent ID: 7743332
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for interfacing and managing a plurality of entities as if a single entity using a user interface that is displayed on a computer, the method comprising: displaying, in the user interface on the computer, a representation of a collection of independent servers as a single entity, an individual representation of each independent server being associated with the single entity, wherein if an action is performed on the representation of the collection of independent servers, then the action is propagated to each independent server in the collection, whereas if the action is performed on an individual representation of an independent server in the collection, then the action is directed to the independent server; displaying, in the user interface, a new cluster wizard that upon receiving input specifying a new server to be added to a new cluster, creates the new cluster and adds the new server to the cluster; displaying, in the user interface, at least two selectable load-balancing options for the collection of independent servers, wherein one of the at least two selectable load-balancing options configures third-party load-balancing and the other option configures no load-balancing; displaying, in the user interface, an add cluster member wizard that upon receiving input specifying a new server to add to the collection of independent servers, adds the new server to the collection of independent servers; and displaying, in the user interface, a new deployment wizard that upon receiving input specifying content to be deployed across the collection of independent servers, deploys the content to each of the independent servers in the collection.