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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2007
Marlene J. Gillingham, Bellevue, WA (US);
Karen A. Taylor, Carnation, WA (US);
Steven J. Zaharias, Issaquah, WA (US);
Marlene J. Gillingham, Bellevue, WA (US);
Karen A. Taylor, Carnation, WA (US);
Steven J. Zaharias, Issaquah, WA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments a method for managing processing components using a graphical user interface is disclosed. The method can include determining connection data of a processing system automatically by communicating with at least one node of the processing system, displaying the connection data on a graphical user interface, accepting a user selection via selectable buttons on the graphical user interface, where the selectable buttons representing selectable system operations for configuring operations of nodes. Based on the user selection the system can automatically perform system configuring. In some embodiments, the method can detect improper or malfunctioning connections and automatically provide a pop-up window that has a suggested remedy. Other embodiments are also disclosed.