Methods and systems for storage access management

A non-transitory, machine readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions for performing a method, comprising machine executable code which when executed by at least one machine, causes the machine to:

• discover Logical Unit Number (LUN) information from a storage system node, the LUN information associated with a first LUN and including an initiator group (IGroup) associated with the first LUN, wherein the IGroup identifies an initiator that can access the first LUN;
• discover node information including logical interface (LIF) status information;
• wherein a LIF is used by a client system to access the first LUN;
• determine whether LUN access information also comprises a port set associated with the IGroup, wherein the port set limits access to the first LUN using a specific LIF;
• combine the LIF status information and initiator information to test accessibility of the first LUN, when a port set is not associated with the at least one IGroup;
• combine the LIF status information, the initiator information, and an LIF access list of the port set to test accessibility of the first LUN, when a port set is associated with the IGroup;
• and
• trigger an event when accessibility of the first LUN is deficient.

A system comprising:

• a memory containing machine readable medium comprising machine executable code having stored thereon instructions;
• and a processor module coupled to the memory, the processor module configured to execute the machine executable code to:
• discover Logical Unit Number (LUN) information from a storage system node, the LUN information associated with a first LUN and including an initiator group (IGroup) associated with the first LUN, wherein the IGroup identifies an initiator that can access the first LUN;
• discover node information including logical interface (LIE) status information;
• wherein a LIF is used by a client system to access the first LUN;
• determine whether LUN access information also comprises a port set associated with the IGroup, wherein the port set limits access to the first LUN using a specific LIF;
• combine the LIF status information and initiator information to test accessibility of the first LUN, when a port set is not associated with the at least one IGroup;
• combine the LIF status information, the initiator information, and an LIF access list of the port set to test accessibility of the first LUN, when a port set is associated with the IGroup;
• and
• trigger an event when accessibility of the first LUN is deficient.