Method to detect and suggest corrective actions when performance and availability rules are violated in an environment deploying virtualization at multiple levels

A computer readable memory for storing instructions executable by a computer system, wherein the computer system performs a method in response to executing the instructions, the method comprising:

• reading first information corresponding to a plurality of first physical storage devices, wherein storage in the plurality of first physical storage devices is logically aggregated to create a first storage object;
• reading second information corresponding to a plurality of second physical storage devices, wherein storage in the plurality of second physical storage devices is logically aggregated to create a second storage object;
• processing the first and second information to determine if the first and second storage objects conform to one or more volume aggregation rules.

A computer readable memory for storing instructions executable by a computer system, wherein the computer system performs a method in response to executing the instructions, the method comprising:

• reading identities of a plurality of first physical storage devices, wherein storage in the plurality of first physical storage devices is logically aggregated to create a first storage object;
• reading identities of a plurality of second physical storage devices, wherein storage in the plurality of second physical storage devices is logically aggregated to create a second storage object;
• comparing the identity of each of the plurality of first physical storage devices with the identities of the plurality of second physical storage devices.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for reading first and second information, wherein the first information corresponds to a plurality of first physical storage devices, wherein storage in the plurality of first physical storage devices is logically aggregated to create a first storage object, wherein the second information corresponds to a plurality of second physical storage devices, wherein storage in the plurality of second physical storage devices is logically aggregated to create a second storage object;
• means for processing the first and second information to determine if the first and second storage objects conform to one or more volume aggregation rules.