Method and apparatus for predictively and graphically administering a networked system in a time dimension

摘要

A method and apparatus are generally disclosed for presenting predictively and graphically administering a networked system in a time dimension. The method of the invention presents a status of each of a set of networked components (client, network, server). The method includes the step of determining time data. The time data represents a reference time associated with the status information. The method also includes the step of identifying which of the network system components (client, network, server) to present. The method further includes the steps of determining status data associated with each of the identified network system components (client, network, server) based on the time data, and outputting a depiction of each identified network system component (client, network, server) based on the status data. An apparatus and article of manufacture for carrying out the steps of the method are disclosed.