Patent ID: 7337227

Claim:
A method for cabling a plurality of computing components for a desired installation, the method comprising: automatically identifying a first computing component and a second computing component for connection according to a predetermined cabling sequence for connecting the plurality of computing components; automatically determining a type of cabling connection to be made between the first and second computing components; automatically identifying, from a plurality of first physical ports on the first computing component, a particular first physical port to be used for manual cable connection to a second physical port on the second computing component for physically connecting the first and second computing components; before the particular first physical port on the first computing component is manually connected to the second physical port on the second computing component, generating a user-detectable illumination signal on the first computing component indicating the particular first physical port, the user-detectable illumination signal assisting a user in determining which of the plurality of first physical ports to manually connect by cable to the second physical port on the second computing component; and repeating the steps of identifying physical ports for manual cable connection and generating illumination signals until each of the plurality of computing components has been connected as desired for the installation.