SAN IP validation tool

An information handling system (IHS) comprising:

• a data module configured to communicate, through one or more network switches, with at least one of two or more storage devices of a storage area network (SAN) connected to the one or more network switches, from at least one of one or more host machines connected to the one or more network switches, the one or more host machines being external to the SAN;
• a computing module, configured to automatically initiate and execute, based on the communication, a connectivity test procedure at one or more active modules of the two or more storage devices of the SAN, and perform an automatic switch from the one or more one active modules to at least one passive module of the two or more storage devices, the automatic switch including automatically initiating and executing the connectivity test procedure at the at least one passive module;
• the computing module further configured to determine, through the connectivity test procedure, each state of connectivity from the at least one of the two or more storage devices of the SAN to each member computing device of a connectivity set that includes at least one of the following:
• at least one other storage device of the SAN, at least one of the one or more network switches, and at least one of the one or more host machines;
• and
• a reporting module configured to provide a report to one or more users, the report including each state of connectivity.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a sequence of instructions which, when loaded and executed by a processor coupled to an apparatus, causes the apparatus to:

• communicate, through one or more network switches, with at least one of two or more storage devices of a storage area network (SAN) connected to the one or more network switches, from at least one of one or more host machines connected to the one or more network switches, the one or more host machines being external to the SAN;
• based on the communication, automatically initiate and execute, at one or more active modules of the two or more storage devices of the SAN, a connectivity test procedure and perform an automatic switch from the one or more one active modules to at least one passive module of the two or more storage devices, the automatic switch including automatically initiating and executing the connectivity test procedure at the at least one passive module;
• determine, through the connectivity test procedure, each state of connectivity from the at least one of the two or more storage devices of the SAN to each member computing device of a connectivity set that includes at least one of the following:
• at least one other storage device of the SAN, at least one of the one or more network switches, and at least one of the one or more host machines;
• and
• provide a report to one or more users, the report including each state of connectivity.