Route display method and route display apparatus

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein a route display program executable by a CPU/processor for causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:

• accepting an input for selecting a first interface provided at a layer 2 (L2) apparatus that relays communication according to a protocol used in a datalink layer, among a plurality of apparatuses included in a virtual network displayed on a display apparatus;
• accepting an input specifying Internet Protocol (IP) address of a route-search-target apparatus;
• identifying, from among the plurality of apparatuses using a virtual local area network identifier (VLAN ID) of the interface of the L2 apparatus selected, a layer 3 (L3) apparatus that relays communication according to a protocol used in a network layer and has the VLAN ID of the first interface of the L2 apparatus, by;
• identifying, by the processor, a second interface that belongs to a same network as the first interface, according to network information that indicates networks to which interfaces of the plurality of apparatuses belong;
• identifying, by the processor, an apparatus that is connected to the second interface, according to connection information between the plurality of apparatuses;
• and
• determining, by the processor, whether the identified apparatus is the L3 apparatus, according to type information of the plurality of apparatuses;
• obtaining a gateway address that corresponds to the IP address from a routing table of the layer 3 apparatus identified;
• performing a search of a route to the route-search-target apparatus using the gateway address;
• and
• displaying the route determined in the search that connects the L2 apparatus to the route-search-target apparatus via the L3 apparatus.

A route display apparatus comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor that executes a process stored in the memory, including:
• accepting an input for selecting a first interface provided at a layer 2 (L2) apparatus that relays communication according to a protocol used in a datalink layer, among a plurality of apparatuses included in a virtual network displayed on a display apparatus;
• accepting an input specifying an Internet Protocol (IP) address of a route-search-target apparatus;
• identifying, from among the plurality of apparatuses using a virtual local area network identifier (VLAN ID) of the interface of the L2 apparatus selected, a layer 3 (L3) apparatus that relays communication according to a protocol used in a network layer and has the VLAN ID of the first interface of the L2 apparatus, by;
• identifying, by the processor, a second interface that belongs to a sane network as the first interface, according to network information that indicates networks to which interfaces of the plurality of apparatuses belong;
• identifying, by the processor, an apparatus that is connected to the second interface, according to connection information between the plurality of apparatuses;
• and
• determining, by the processor, whether the identified apparatus is the L3 apparatus, according to type information of the plurality of apparatuses;
• obtaining a gateway address that corresponds to the IP address from a routing table of the layer 3 apparatus identified;
• performing a search of a route to the route-search-target apparatus using the gateway address;
• and
• displaying the route determined in the search that connects the L2 apparatus to the route-search-target apparatus via the L3 apparatus.