Storage system management method, storage system, switch, and storage medium having a program

Abstract

A storage system includes storage devices having connection ports and logical device groups connected to each connection port, and a switch having a plurality of switch ports to which the storage devices can be connected via their connection ports and, when a data frame is input to one of the switch ports, being capable of outputting that data frame from either one of the switch ports connected to one of the connection ports to which that data frame is to be sent according to a destination specified in that data frame. The switch stores a table that defines a correspondence between the destination and the connection port. In rearranging data stored in one logical device group to another logical device group, a management server connected to the switch sends an update request to the switch and makes it update the correspondence in the table.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application claims priority upon Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-134605 filed May 9, 2002, which is herein incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a storage system management method, a storage system, a switch, and a storage medium having a program recorded thereon. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Due to the recent development in the IT industry and progress in Internet technology, the amount of data being exchanged on networks is rapidly increasing. With this increase in data amount, a need has arisen to enlarge the capacity of storage devices that are provided for storing data. In order to fulfill such a need, large-capacity storage devices, such as disk array devices that have a multitude of physical devices (e.g., magnetic disks), have been contrived. [0006] The physical drives that are installed in a disk array d...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention is a method for managing a storage system that includes a switch and at least one storage device with a connection port. The switch can receive and output data frames based on a destination specified in the frame. The method includes storing a correspondence between the destination and the connection port and updating this correspondence based on an update request received from outside. The technical effect of this invention is that it allows for efficient use of resources in a storage system comprising a switch and at least one storage device.

Problems solved by technology

However, the method according to JP-07-295890-A discloses only a method of sharing resources in a single storage device and does not disclose a way of sharing resources throughout the whole system so that the resources can be used across ports and / or storage devices.

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