Patent ID: 8443011

Claim:
A graphical user interface (GUI) comprising: an entity graph element configured to show a graphical relationship between entities in a data storage system via an entity graph, the entity graph element configured to dynamically construct the entity graph based on a current selected entity such that the entity graph is navigable in real-time through a hierarchical structure of the data storage system by selecting one or more of the entities; a timeline element configured to show a timeline of historical events related to the current selected entity, wherein the entity graph element is further configured to dynamically construct the entity graph in real-time based on a current selected historical event such that the entity graph is temporally navigable in real-time by selecting one or more of the historical events; a location information element configured to show a path through the hierarchical structure of the storage system from a top-level entity in the storage system to the current selected entity; and a status element configured to show status information about the current selected entity.