Patent ID: 8201225

Claim:
An apparatus for managing access among a plurality of devices accommodated in a chassis, comprising: at least one processor; a plurality of modules executed by the at least one processor to perform operations, the operations comprising: accepting setting information, from a user, associated with a plurality of devices over a network, to include in a zone table, on access between a first management unit including at least one device of said plurality of devices and a second management unit including at least one device of said plurality of devices, wherein said setting information indicates whether the access is permitted between said first and second management unit; generating an attribute table having attributes for the devices in the zone table by acquiring a first attribute information designating at least any one of an instruction issuing function and an instruction receiving function among the functions of said first management unit and a second attribute information designating at least any one of the instruction issuing function and the instruction receiving function among the functions of said second management unit, wherein the attribute for the devices indicates whether the management units comprise at least one of an initiator and a target in the network; determining whether or not said setting information accepted is consistent with a combination of said first attribute information and said second attribute information; and outputting information based on a determination result of determining whether the setting information is consistent by determining whether the permissions indicated in the zone table are valid based on the attributes for the management units indicated in the attribute table.