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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2010
Kevin D. Butt, Tucson, AZ (US);
Louie A. Dickens, Tucson, AZ (US);
Laurence W. Holley, Tucson, AZ (US);
Antonio Y. Pacheco, Vail, AZ (US);
Nancy V. Ryson, Tucson, AZ (US);
Michael E. Starling, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kevin D. Butt, Tucson, AZ (US);
Louie A. Dickens, Tucson, AZ (US);
Laurence W. Holley, Tucson, AZ (US);
Antonio Y. Pacheco, Vail, AZ (US);
Nancy V. Ryson, Tucson, AZ (US);
Michael E. Starling, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Exemplary method, system, and computer program embodiments for managing a computing environment are provided. In one embodiment, a plurality of information, including each of an available plurality of devices, an interconnected plurality of communication paths, and quality of service (QoS) information, is gathered for at least one of the available plurality of devices and the interconnected plurality of communication paths. The plurality of information is organized into a plurality of zones according to a zoning methodology. One of an available plurality of checking operations is performed to verify consistency of the plurality of information, including performing a real-time zone checking operation to determine that at least one of the plurality of zones is functional. The plurality of information, including the at least one of the plurality of zones, is displayed to the user via a graphical user interface (GUI).