21. A method, comprising: discovering one or more storage area network (SAN) components of a SAN; monitoring the discovered SAN components; providing the SAN discovery information and SAN monitoring information to a centralized SAN management user interface; and managing the SAN from the centralized SAN management user interface using the provided SAN discovery information and the provided SAN monitoring information, wherein said managing the SAN comprises performing one or more SAN management tasks in response to interactions of the user interface, and wherein said managing the SAN comprises managing the discovered one or more SAN components.
21. A method, comprising: discovering one or more storage area network (SAN) components of a SAN; monitoring the discovered SAN components; providing the SAN discovery information and SAN monitoring information to a centralized SAN management user interface; and managing the SAN from the centralized SAN management user interface using the provided SAN discovery information and the provided SAN monitoring information, wherein said managing the SAN comprises performing one or more SAN management tasks in response to interactions of the user interface, and wherein said managing the SAN comprises managing the discovered one or more SAN components. 26. The method as recited in claim 21 , further comprising accessing one or more of tools, applications, or utilities for performing one or more SAN management functions from the centralized SAN management interface, wherein the tools, applications and utilities include one or more of: a LUN security utility for performing LUN security functions including binding, masking and zoning; an enclosure utility for creating and managing SAN object enclosures; a zone utility for SAN zoning management; a policy utility for configuring automated responses to SAN conditions, a reporter mechanism for generating and displaying reports on aspects of the SAN; a group utility for defining and naming groups of SAN objects; a LUN query tool for finding and selecting Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs) on SAN storage devices; or a SAN configuration utility for examining the SAN and reporting on SAN configurations including incorrect and problematic configurations.