System and method for object-centric Storage Area Network (SAN) zoning
visualization. Embodiments may provide graphical and/or textual displays
and reporting of logical and/or physical zone and zone alias information
for SAN objects to users or administrators of a SAN. SAN objects may
include any logically or physically zonable SAN component. Embodiments
may graphically and/or textually present logical and/or physical zoning
information for any SAN object via real-time displays and/or reporting in
response to selecting the object. All of the zones, and zone aliases, if
any, of which a SAN object is a logical and/or physical member may be
determined and displayed, along with other relevant information including
the mechanisms by which the SAN object is logically zoned. Embodiments
may provide mechanisms through which a user may navigate through the
displayed zoning information to view zoning information for other SAN
objects and/or zone-centric information for the zones and zone aliases.