Patent ID: 7219300

Claim:
A computer-based method for displaying storage network monitoring information, comprising: identifying a topology map for a storage network; receiving operation information for the storage network; processing the operation information to determine a performance parameter; and for a user interface, generating a performance monitoring display including at least a portion of the topology map and a graphical representation of the performance parameter; wherein the performance parameter is based on data traffic in a data connection of the storage network and wherein the performance parameter representation is displayed to indicate motion, the motion having a direction corresponding to the data traffic in the data connection; wherein the performance parameter representation is further displayed to move at a speed that is selected to indicate ranges of values for the performance parameter; wherein the performance parameter representation includes two parallel lines comprising dashes separated by a distance and wherein the dashes in one of the lines moves in a first direction and the dashes in the other one of the lines moves in a second direction opposite of the first direction to represent two channel data flow, the performance parameter representation being positioned in the display so as to replace the data connection in the topology map.