Patent ID: 7526582

Claim:
A computer implemented method, in a data processing system for identifying a connection location for a cable of interest, the computer implemented method comprising computer implemented steps of: receiving, by a processor in a first data processing system, a cable identification for the cable of interest; matching at least one connection location with the cable of interest based on the cable identification; responsive to matching the cable of interest with the at least one connection location, activating an indicator that identifies the at least one connection location for connecting the cable of interest, wherein the at least one connection location is stored in a first storage device; responsive to the cable of interest being connected to the at least one connection location, identifying the at least one connection location as a last known good connection location; saving the last known good connection location with the cable identification in the first storage device; receiving a signal that the cable of interest is connected to another connection location; responsive to the cable of interest being connected to the another connection location, identifying the another connection location as the last known good connection location; and transferring the at least one connection location to a second storage device, wherein the second storage device uses the at least one connection location to identify a corresponding connection location in a second data processing system.