Patent ID: 7979701
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for cross mapping a graphical user interface of a computer connected to a network to show encryption relationships between a plurality of hosts and a plurality of storage devices connected to the network, comprising: displaying, at a single view on the graphical user interface executed by a processor operatively connected to the computer, the encryption relationships and access permissions between the plurality of hosts and the plurality of storage devices; selecting through the graphical user interface a first host of the plurality of hosts from the displayed encryption relationships and access permissions; in response to selecting the first host, displaying at the single view all secure storage compartments and corresponding logical unit numbers (LUNs) to which the first host has; selecting through the graphical user interface a first secure storage compartment from the displayed encryption relationship and access permissions; in response to selecting the first secure storage compartment, displaying at the single view each host that has access to the first secure storage compartment; displaying cross mapping relationships between each host and the first storage compartments; selecting through the graphical user interface a first (LUN) from the displayed encryption relationships and access permissions, wherein the first LUN corresponds to the first secure storage compartment; and in response to selecting the first LUN, displaying at the single view the first secure storage compartment to which the first LUN corresponds and each host that has access to the first LUN.