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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2014
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Naresh Moorthy, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Prashant Monteiro, Pune, IN;
Venkeepuram Satish, Fremont, CA (US);
Subhadeep De, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Vidyut Kaul, Mountain View, CA (US);
Bharat Dighe, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Veritas Technologies LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed computer-implemented method for enabling multiple-perspective administration of computing systems may include (1) receiving, from a user, a request to administer a computing system that includes a plurality of types of components, (2) identifying an administrative role of the user, (3) identifying a primary component of a primary type of component that is administered by the user in the administrative role, (4) identifying a secondary component of a secondary type of component that is not administered by the user in the administrative role, and (5) providing, via a graphical user interface, a perspective of the computing system to the user that (a) enables the user to administer the computing system by administering the primary component and view information about the secondary component in terms of the primary component and (b) prevents the user from administering the secondary component. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.