A system and method for displaying status information from several devices in
a
computer system is disclosed. A primary status indicator is associated with a server
or a group of servers. The primary status indicator is communicatively coupled
to the server management software that is monitoring the server or server group.
During the period that the server management software does not detect a failure
or an imminent failure in any component of the server or server group, the primary
status indicator will be illuminated to reflect a normal operating status. If the
server management software detects a failure or an imminent failure in a component
of the server or a server in the server group, the primary status indicator will
be illuminated to reflect an alert status.
