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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2013
Netapp, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Joseph CaraDonna, Ashland, MA (US);
Steven C. Miller, Livermore, CA (US);
Stephen W. Daniel, Durham, NC (US);
Rodney A. DeKoning, Wichita, KS (US);
Gaurav Makkar, Noida, IN;
Brian Hackworth, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael S. Riley, Naperville, IL (US);
Valentin M. Bercovici, Nepean, CA;
NETAPP, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for planning and configuring the components of a modular computing system is provided. In some embodiments, the method for planning an implementation of a modular computing system comprises presenting a user interface at a display device, the user interface including a plurality of user-selectable objects, each of the user-selectable objects representing a component of the modular computing system. A user selection is received via a user input device. The user selection is from among the user-selectable objects and specifies one of an enclosure, an existing component, and a future component of the modular computing system. A representation of the specified one of an enclosure, an existing component, and a future component is displayed at a display device. The user selection is verified with respect to an implementation guideline. An indicator of whether the user selection meets the implementation guideline is displayed at the display device.