SAN Switch GUI Tool

Purpose & User Intent: The tool serves domain-analytic modeling of a Brocade SAN switch GUI, intended for network engineers, SAN admins, and audit teams. It captures the problem space: translating GUI-driven operations into a formal, machine-readable specification, outlining inputs, outputs, and error modes so that automation and validation tasks can be built on top.
Core Objectives: reducing interpretation ambiguity, enabling consistency across devices, and enabling integration with configuration pipelines. Core Logic & Features: The tool defines required versus optional features (port configuration, zoning visibility, WWN filtering, firmware checks, logging). It models domain rules: IP-based validation, credential handling, and scope definitions; it maps GUI actions to underlying API/CLI calls to produce structured representations. Optional features support advanced filtering, change tracking, and audit-ready reports. Inputs & Outputs: Inputs cover device_ip (IPv4), management_port (integer), username, password, analysis_scope (string), and optional filters (arrays). Outputs include a machine-readable specification in JSON or YAML and a human-readable report; formatting rules specify numeric fields as integers, IP addresses in dotted notation, and timestamps ISO 8601. Algorithms & Calculations: A rule-based engine derives required fields, constructs a mapping matrix between GUI operations and backend calls, and performs dependency validation. It can compute a risk score or impact estimate for proposed changes and generate traceable audit trails. Error & Edge Cases: Handles unreachable devices, authentication failures, unsupported feature sets on a model, missing inputs, and inconsistent device data. Returns deterministic error codes and diagnostic hints to assist automation. Industry/Region & Localization: Aligns with SAN standards (Fibre Channel, zoning, WWN formats); units in Gbps or MB/s; supports IPv4 primarily with optional IPv6 references; localization considerations are limited to field labels and date formats. Assumptions & Exclusions: No live device changes are performed; the tool models behavior from GUI to backend without executing actions, and excludes UI styling details and any storage of sensitive credentials beyond session context.