Patent ID: 7562303

Claim:
A computer implemented method for displaying user connection information for a multi-server system, the method comprising: receiving, at a management computer server of the multi-server system from a plurality of computer servers of the multi-server system, user connection information for one or more users of the multi-server system, wherein the user connection information represents user connections to the plurality of computer servers of the multi-server system, wherein the user connection information for the one or more users of the multi-server system is received at the management computer server from management software agents located at the plurality of computer servers of the multi-server system, wherein the management software agents automatically collect the user connection information for their respective computer servers and deliver the collected user connection information to the management computer server, and wherein the user connection information is received from the plurality of computer servers on a regular interval basis defined by a pre-set schedule; after receiving the user connection information, obtaining one or more user details of the one or more users; and displaying, in a user interface of a management application running on the management computer server, a representation of the user connection information for the plurality of computer servers, wherein displaying the representation of the user connection information comprises, for the one or more users: displaying at least a logon name of the user; and displaying at least names representing services to which the user is currently connected, wherein the services to which the user is currently connected are obtained from the user connection information.