Task-Oriented Server Configuration Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Managing server configuration settings is challenging for users without intimate knowledge, as they must navigate numerous settings, leading to difficulty in achieving desired performance configurations.
Innovation Solution
A task-oriented management structure is introduced, where server configuration settings are organized into tasks, allowing users to select and manipulate multiple settings through intuitive user interfaces, with a focus on mainline tasks and an advanced view for less common scenarios.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If server configuration settings are presented individually to users, then users can access all available settings, but the complexity of managing these settings increases significantly for users without intimate knowledge
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the large number of server configuration settings into organized groups or categories. Instead of presenting all thousands of settings individually, the interface divides them into logical segments that users can navigate systematically, reducing the perceived complexity while maintaining access to all settings.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer between the user and the raw configuration settings. This intermediary interface translates complex technical settings into more user-friendly representations, allowing users without intimate knowledge to manage configurations effectively while still accessing all underlying settings when needed.
2Adaptability or versatility
If all server configuration settings are exposed to users, then complete control is available, but the user interface becomes overwhelming and difficult to navigate
Solution Approach 1:
The user interface is segmented into multiple levels or views. The primary view presents a simplified, organized subset of settings grouped by function, making the interface manageable. Users can access complete control through additional navigation layers or detailed views when specific configuration needs arise.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface dynamically adapts its complexity based on user needs and context. Commonly accessed settings are prominently displayed in simplified forms, while less frequently used or more complex settings are accessible through on-demand expansions or detailed views, allowing the interface to remain usable while providing complete control when needed.
3Manufacturing precision
If users must navigate through numerous individual settings to achieve desired performance configurations, then precise control is possible, but the time required to complete configuration tasks increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary organization and grouping of configuration settings based on their functional relationships and common usage patterns. This pre-organization allows users to quickly locate and modify multiple related settings through a single action or navigational step, rather than searching through numerous individual settings sequentially.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple related configuration settings into unified control elements or task-oriented groups. Users can achieve precise control over performance configurations by modifying a single merged element that represents multiple underlying settings, thereby reducing the number of individual navigation steps required while maintaining configuration precision.
Data Source
AI summary
Task-oriented management is provided for managing server configuration settings. The server configuration settings are logically grouped into a set of tasks. User interface elements are mapped to each task in the set of tasks. The task represented by a user interface element is also mapped to one or more of the server configuration settings. The task list is displayed that includes each of the mapped tasks. When a task is selected, a user interface page module is displayed. Using the user interface page module, the server configuration settings that correspond to the task are modified as the task is completed when the user selects corresponding actions as the user is guided through the task.