Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database design – Data structure types
Patent
1998-01-30
1999-09-28
Lintz, Paul R.
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database design
Data structure types
707102, 707104, 39520009, 39520032, 39520053, 39520054, 364491, 706 45, G06F 1730
Patent
active
059604395
ABSTRACT:
A computer-implemented method of managing a computer network including a plurality of devices is provided, wherein a plurality of network management tasks are performable upon the devices. Data is gathered about a present configuration of the network, including the types of devices in the network, the quantity of each type of device present in the network, the relationships between the devices, and the tasks performable upon each of the devices. The data is then stored in a database representing a network map. A display is generated corresponding to the network map using the data in the database. The display shows an association of the devices with the tasks performable on the devices using bitmap representations of the devices and tasks. The display may include hierarchical, schematic, or geographical representations of the devices on the network. The devices are organized into a plurality of groups. In response to a user input selecting a device or group, the tasks performable by that device or group are identified on the display. A user may initiate any one of the displayed tasks by applying a user input selecting that task.
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