Storage system, management server, system reconfiguration support method for a storage system, and system reconfiguration support method for a management server
a storage system and management server technology, applied in the field of storage system, management server system reconfiguration support method for storage system, etc., can solve the problems of difficult for users managing the storage system to construct an appropriate system configuration, security threats to san (storage area network) environments have become problematic, and the functions of each device are varied
Inactive Publication Date: 2008-10-23
HITACHI LTD
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[0014]According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a storage system, management server, system reconfiguration support method for a storage system, and system reconfiguration support method for a management server capable of supporting a system operation appropriate for the system requests desired by the user.
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In recent years, security threats to SAN (Storage Area Network) environments have become problematic.
However, at the storage system, it is difficult for users managing the storage system to construct an appropriate system configuration.
However, the functions of each device tend to be diverse.
Finally, there are also cases where a system configuration may not be a configuration capable of using functions appropriate for the system requests demanded by the user.
Further, the user may not comprehend the validity of functions more appropriate for the system requests requested by the user than the functions currently being used by the storage system, and there are therefore cases where the programs at each device are not the newest versions.
These causes meant that constructing a system configuration demanded by the user is difficult.
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[0039]The following is a detailed description with reference to the drawings of embodiments of the present invention. The present invention is by no means limited to the embodiments described in the following.
[0040]FIG. 1 is a view showing a configuration for a storage system 10 to which the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, storage system 10 comprises a management server 100, operation host 200, storage device 300, storage device 400, and user interface 500 connected as a Storage Area Network (SAN). This SAN-connected network includes a data network 2 and a management network. The data network 2 is a network used for transmitting and receiving data between the operation host 200, storage device 300 and storage device 400. The management network 3 is a network used for the management server 100 to send commands for managing the operation host 200, storage device 300 and storage device 400 and receive the results of responses to the commands etc. At the storage system...
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In order to provide support for a system to operate in a manner appropriate for system requests desired by a user, a management server acquires functions corresponding to system requests acquired using a user interface using a second table for storing a correspondence relationship of functions provided by one or more managed storage devices and system requests occurring at the storage system, simulates whether or not implementation of the system requests is possible from the acquired functions and functions corresponding to the system requests occurring at the current storage system acquired using a third table for storing information for functions provided by the one or more storage devices, and notifies the one or more storage devices of instructions to set functions corresponding to the system requests to valid based on the simulation results of this simulation.
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CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application relates to and claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2007-109636, filed on Apr. 18, 2007, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a storage system, management server, system reconfiguration support method for a storage system, and system reconfiguration support method for a management server, and is particularly suited to, for example, application in reconfiguration support of system requests for configuring security functions of a storage system.[0004]2. Description of Related Art[0005]In recent years, security threats to SAN (Storage Area Network) environments have become problematic. With regards to such problems, it is therefore necessary for an administrator of the storage system to implement operations to satisfy the various requests by combining security functions supplied by each device such a...
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CPCH04L67/1097
Inventor YAMAGIWA, HIROMICHIOBANA, MANABUSAKASHITA, YUKINORI
Owner HITACHI LTD