Patent ID: 8458329

Claim:
In a display system by which a user interface (UI) is accessible to depict and control a plurality of smart racks in a data center, the UI comprising: a first graphical display to depict the plurality of smart racks in the data center, the depiction in the first graphical display mimics a physical arrangement of the plurality of smart racks in the data center, the first graphical display including visual indicators to depict operational conditions in the plurality of smart racks; a second graphical display to depict a plurality of blade hosts in a smart rack in the plurality of smart racks, the depiction in the second graphical display mimics a physical arrangement of the plurality of blade hosts, the second graphical display including visual indicators to depict operational conditions in the plurality of blade hosts; and a third graphical display to display blade information about a blade host in the plurality of blade hosts, the blade information includes system information, a list of virtual machines hosted on the blade host, and a physical location of the blade host in the data center.