Patent ID: 8639700
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of representing and managing network connectivity configuration in a computing facility, the method comprising the steps of: storing in a table a first multiplicity of indexes of respective hardware identifiers assigned to a respective multiplicity of server objects and network connector objects in the computing facility; storing in a table first, second and third indexes of respective network connector identifiers assigned to first, second and third ones of the network connector objects, respectively, one of the server objects being connected to the first network connector object, the first network connector object being connected to the second network connector object, and the second network connector object being connected to the third network connector object; storing in a table (a) a first uplink level identifier for the link first network connector object to represent the first network connector object as being in a first level uplink position from the one server object, (b) a second uplink level identifier for the second network connector object to represent the second network connector object as being in a second level uplink position from the one server object, and (c) a third uplink level identifier for the third network connector object to represent the third network connector object as being in a third uplink level position from the one server object; and subsequently, responsive to removal of one of the first, second or third network connector objects and substitution of another network connector object, substituting and storing in the table of uplink level identifiers another index for another uplink level identifier representing the other, substituted first, second or third network connector object for the uplink level identifier for the removed network connector object.