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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2010
Kenichi Miki, Odawara, JP;
Eiichi Sato, Hiratsuka, JP;
Kenichi Miki, Odawara, JP;
Eiichi Sato, Hiratsuka, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The device of the present invention manages changes in the construction of a storage system in a unified manner, and optimally disposes resources. The servers are logically divided into a plurality of virtual servers, the switches are logically divided into a plurality of zones, and the storage devices are logically divided into a plurality of virtual storage devices. The respective logical devices are respectively managed by respective managing parts. These respective managing parts are connected to a managing device via a network used for management. The managing device re-disposes resources in application program units on the basis of the load states of the respective resources in the storage system.