22. The method as recited in claim 21 , wherein said monitoring the discovered SAN components comprises: collecting status and performance information from the SAN components; and applying one or more polices to the collected status and performance information to evaluate the SAN status and performance information and automatically perform one or more actions in accordance with the policies in response to said evaluation.
22. The method as recited in claim 21 , wherein said monitoring the discovered SAN components comprises: collecting status and performance information from the SAN components; and applying one or more polices to the collected status and performance information to evaluate the SAN status and performance information and automatically perform one or more actions in accordance with the policies in response to said evaluation. 23. The method as recited in claim 22 , further comprising accessing the policies from the centralized SAN management user interface from the SAN manager client to perform one or more of viewing the policies in effect on the SAN, defining the policies, modifying the policies, viewing information on conditions monitored using the policies, or generating inventory and performance reports based on conditions monitored using the policies.