1. A method for interfacing with a storage system having a plurality of elements, the elements having a visible relationship with each other, and being coupled to a system control unit including a display, the method comprising: drawing an image of the elements on the display, the image showing the visible relationship; modifying an appearance of one of the elements in the image to represent a property of the element; in response to a first input from a user of the storage system to the system control unit, drawing an enlarged image of the element and representing the property in the enlarged image; and in response to a second input from a user of the storage system to the system control unit with respect to the enlarged image, representing a further property of the element in the enlarged image.