Patent ID: 6580439
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A user interface for inputting initialization information via a display on a computer system for a uniform configuration controller for a replicated component system, said information being stored in a storage means for access by said uniform configuration controller, said user interface comprising:means for displaying representations of the components in the system in a canvas window on said display; means for displaying iconic representations of a set of possible relationships between components in said canvas window; and graphical pointing means for graphically selecting in said canvas window: 1) a relationship from among the iconic representations of the possible relationships, and 2) the components from among the representation of components in the system that have that selected relationship in the component system; wherein said selected relationship and the identity of the components that have that selected relationship are stored in the storage means and wherein the possible relationships that exist between components comprise child, spare, mate, helper, interrupt physical unit group, logical unit group, and switch physical unit group.