1. A method for analyzing input/output (I/O) activity on local attached storage within a computer network, comprising the steps of: storing a list of plurality of managed objects to be monitored within the network; storing a plurality of thresholds, each corresponding to one of said plurality of managed objects, and each establishing a limit related to at least one I/O metric for each corresponding managed object; storing a plurality of threshold actions, each corresponding to one of said plurality of thresholds; collecting, for a pre-determined time interval, said at least one I/O metric for each of said plurality of managed objects; determining, after said pre-determined time interval, whether any of said plurality of thresholds has been exceeded for any of said plurality of managed objects; and causing the appropriate one of said plurality of threshold actions to be executed when the result of said determining step is positive.