Intelligent cabling and connection validation

A computer program product to ensure that components in a complex system are correctly connected together, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having computer-usable program code embodied therein, the computer-usable program code configured to perform the following when executed by at least one processor:

• capture a visual image of a system comprising a plurality of components connected together with cables;
• analyze the visual image to determine connections between the components;
• build a current model that represents the connections between the components;
• compare the current model to a previous model to find differences between the current model and the previous model;
• and
• notify a user of the differences.

An apparatus to ensure that components in a complex system are correctly connected together, the apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• at least one memory device coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions for execution on the at least one processor, the instructions causing the at least one processor to:
• capture a visual image of a system comprising a plurality of components connected together with cables;
• analyze the visual image to determine connections between the components;
• build a current model that represents the connections between the components;
• compare the current model to a previous model to find differences between the current model and the previous model;
• and
• notify a user of the differences.