Apparatus, system, and method for displaying health spatially and temporally

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

• record a health status for each of a plurality of components at a plurality of temporal instances, wherein each component comprises a virtual tape server, a tape library, and a hierarchical storage manager, the health status instances are recorded in a history file, and each health status instance comprises a percentage of full capacity of the component;
• record interconnection relationships for the plurality of components in a resource file;
• display a system graphical representation comprising a graphical representation for each of the component, each interconnection relationship for the components, a health status for each component, and a transitional health for each component, wherein the system graphical representation is for a first specified temporal instance and the transitional health portrays a change in health status over the plurality of temporal instances, the transitional health portraying a diminishing health status with a first simulated motion and portraying an improving health status with a second simulated motion;
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• paging through graphical representations for the plurality of instances to a second specified temporal instance at a specified time and date in response to a command.

A system to display health, the system comprising:

• a plurality of clusters configured to store data;
• a computer configured to execute computer readable programs stored on a computer readable storage medium, the computer readable programs comprising
• a status module recording a health status for each of a plurality of clusters at a plurality of temporal instances, wherein each cluster comprises a virtual tape server, a tape library, and a hierarchical storage manager, the health status instances are recorded in a history file, and each health status instance comprises a percentage of full capacity of the cluster;
• an interconnection module recording interconnection relationships for the plurality of clusters in a resource file;
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• a display module displaying a system graphical representation comprising a graphical representation for each of the clusters, each interconnection relationship for the clusters, a health status for each cluster, and a transitional health for each cluster, wherein the system graphical representation is for a first specified temporal instance and the transitional health portrays a change in health status over the plurality of temporal instances, the transitional health portraying a diminishing health status with a first simulated motion and portraying an improving health status with a second simulated motion, the display module further paging through graphical representations for the plurality of instances to a second specified temporal instance at a specified time and date in response to a command.