System and method for network element management

A method of managing network elements, the method comprising:

• launching a context-aware splicer including a console pane and a scroll buffer;
• connecting to a network element using a network, the network element being associated with one or more network objects;
• accepting commands entered in the console pane;
• parsing the commands;
• sending the commands to the network element over the network;
• receiving responses from the network element over the network;
• parsing the received responses;
• updating one or more data structures based on information associated with the parsed commands and the parsed responses, each of the one or more data structures being associated with a corresponding network object selected from the one or more network objects;
• creating one or more hot spots in the scroll buffer over one or more corresponding network object identifiers detected in previously entered and parsed commands and the received and parsed responses, the one or more corresponding network objects being selected from the one or more network objects;
• determining whether a first hot spot selected from the one or more hot spots is activated;
• spawning a GUI dialog based on a first network object associated with the first hot spot when the first hot spot is activated;
• and
• providing copies of one or more first data structures selected from the one or more data structures to the GUI dialog, the one or more first data structures being associated with the first network object.

An information handling system comprising:

• a workstation;
• and
• a splicer being executed on the workstation, the splicer comprising:
• a management window;
• a scroll buffer configured to store commands and responses;
• a console pane displayed in the management window and being configured to display a portion of the scroll buffer;
• and
• one or more data structures;
• wherein the splicer is configured to:
• connect to a network element using a network, the network element being associated with one or more network objects;
• accept commands entered in the console pane;
• parse the commands;
• send the commands to the network element over the network;
• receive responses from the network element over the network;
• parse the received responses;
• update the one or more data structures based on information associated with the parsed commands and the parsed responses, each of the one or more data structures being associated with a corresponding network object selected from the one or more network objects;
• create one or more hot spots in the scroll buffer over one or more corresponding network object identifiers detected in previously entered and parsed commands and the received and parsed responses, the one or more corresponding network objects being selected from the one or more network objects;
• determine whether a first hot spot selected from the one or more hot spots is activated;
• spawn a first GUI dialog based on a first network object associated with the first hot spot when the first hot spot is activated;
• and
• provide copies of one or more first data structures selected from the one or more data structures to the first GUI dialog, the one or more first data structures being associated with the first network object.