1. A method of operating a data identification system for providing a file system view of a storage environment, the method comprising: identifying a plurality of processing elements contained within the storage environment; identifying a plurality of virtual processing elements contained within the plurality of processing elements; identifying a plurality of virtual storage elements contained within the plurality of virtual processing elements; identifying contents of the plurality of virtual storage elements; generating the file system view of the storage environment, wherein the file system view comprises the plurality of processing elements, the plurality of virtual processing elements, the plurality of virtual storage elements, and the contents of the plurality of virtual storage elements arranged in a hierarchical order; and providing the file system view of the storage environment.