Storage Area Network Zone Optimization

A storage area network (SAN) includes operational switches that contain zone databases of the SAN. A parsing logic parses the zone databases into a relational database that has descriptions of nodes and edges of the SAN. A graphic rendering engine operating on the relational database presents an undirected graph of the SAN. A structuring logic structures the undirected graph into a layout using one or more pre-defined algorithms, wherein the one or more pre-defined algorithms identify potentially problematic zones in the SAN. A metrics calculator calculates metrics of inbetweenness centrality, closeness centrality, and eccentricity of the SAN from the layout, wherein the metrics are applied as indicators to the layout to highlight problematic zones in the SAN. A display presents the layout with the indicators to enable optimization operations on the SAN.