Methods for displaying physical network topology and environmental status by location, organization, or responsible party

A system, the system comprising:

• at least one network appliance;
• a server, the server communicatively coupled to the at least one network application, the server comprising:
• means for storing sensor data gathered from the at least one network appliance;
• means for storing instructions operable to enable the client machine to submit requests for the sensor data, to display the sensor data, and to manipulate the sensor data;
• and
• means for transferring the instructions to the client machine;
• and
• a client machine, the client machine communicatively coupled to the server, the client machine comprising:
• means for acquiring instructions from the server, the instructions operable for requesting from the server data associated with one or more network appliances, the instructions operable for displaying the data associated with one or more network appliances, and the instructions operable for manipulating the server data associated with one or more network appliances;
• and
• means for operating with said instructions.