Patent ID: 8650490

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a rendering module configured to display a rack image of a physical rack of a plurality of monitored devices, wherein the rack image comprises a physical representation of the physical rack with device representations of each monitored device disposed within the rack image as the monitored device is disposed within the physical rack; a grid module configured to generate a plurality of grid lines forming a plurality of grid boxes outlining the device representation of each monitored device of the plurality of monitored devices, wherein the grid lines are hidden such that they are not viewable by a user; a status module configured to display an icon configured to convey information regarding a status of each monitored device of the plurality of monitored devices, wherein the icon is displayed within an area of a plurality of areas defined by a grid box of a plurality of grid boxes outlining the monitored device; an event capture module configured to monitor a position of a mouse and to highlight those grid lines that define a grid box of a plurality of grid boxes corresponding to the position of the mouse; a monitor module configured to identify a monitored device at the position of the mouse and configuration data associated with the monitored device, wherein the configuration data defines an area of the rack view associated with the monitored device within an identified grid box; an interface module configured to display a selectable control triggering an update of firmware and managing communication of data to the identified monitored device within the identified grid box; and wherein the apparatus comprises at least one of hardware and a non-transitory computer-readable medium.