Patent ID: 7523408

Claim:
A computer generated user interface for informing a user of a copy status of storage resources of a computer system, comprising: a display on a video screen identifying a plurality of storage resources in a hierarchical manner and at least established copy relationships between the storage resources, including multiple established copy relationships of at least one of The storage resources, the established copy relationships at least including at least status of copying activities; at least two frames presented simultaneously on the display identifying the established copy relationships between the plurality of storage resources, the two frames each showing The storage resources in an expandable hierarchical manner, wherein said display includes a status interface providing at-a-glance information associated with status of copy actions and relationships, said copy actions and relationships being associated with at least different types of copy, and said display further includes a plurality of icons representing said copy actions and relationships, said plurality of icons representing at least designated source, designated target, synchronous PPRC source, synchronous PPRC target, PPRC source copy in progress, PPRC target in progress, PPRC source suspended, PPRC target suspended, PPRC extended distance source, PPRC extended distance target, Flash copy source, Flash copy target, Data set Flash copy, and multiple relationship Flash copy.