Patent ID: 8868738

Claim:
A method comprising: in an array of computer devices having a plurality of rows and columns, a system management device selecting a first computer device defining a first point of an axis of a reference coordinate system in direct response to connecting a first end of an axis cable to the first computer device and selecting a second computer device defining a second point of the axis in direct response to connecting a second end of the axis cable to the second computer device, wherein the axis cable extends the full length or height of the array of computer devices; connecting a first cable from a target computer device whose location is to be determined to the first computer device and connecting a second cable from the target computer device to the second computer device; determining the length of the first cable connected from the target computer device to the first computer device; determining the length of the second cable from the target computer device to the second computer device; and the system management device determining the location of the target computer device within the reference coordinate system according to the length of the first cable, the length of the second cable, and the locations of the first and second computer devices.