Abstract: Provided is a computer system including: a plurality of storage systems interconnected via a network, each storage system including a logical volume that stores data; and a management computer that is connected to the storage systems via the network and includes a port connected to the network and a processor connected to the port, wherein: a logical volume of a transfer source in a storage system of the data transfer source and a logical volume of a transfer destination in a storage system of the data transfer destination are decided; it is determined whether it is necessary or not to migrate a license of a program used for the logical volume of the transfer source from one of the plurality of storage systems to the storage system of the transfer destination; and when it is determined necessary to migrate the license, license information regarding the license to the storage system of the transfer destination is migrated.

Abstract: Use a storage system having a first data storage unit. The first data storage unit has a temporary storage area which is prepared in advance for the purpose of being provided to a host computer. Prior to completion of a process of creating a normal storage area within a second data storage unit in response to a storage area allocation request, the temporary storage area is associated with access point information for specifying access point in response to the allocation request. The access point information is to be used by the host computer to access the normal storage area. Then prior to completion of the normal storage area creation process, an access by an access request including the access point information from the host computer is relayed to the temporary storage area associated with the access point information.

Abstract: The data processing system comprises at least one first storage system, and at least one second storage system connected to the first storage system. The second storage system receives change information identifying pre-change and post-change copy destination storage areas in a change process for changing a copy destination storage area of a target copy pair to another storage area of the second storage system; transmits the change information to the first storage system that has a copy source storage area in the target copy pair; and transmits copy information for the purpose of copying data between the pre-change and post-change copy destination storage areas. The first storage system refers to pair information identifying the copy pair, and transmits a copy of the data stored in a copy source storage area to the second storage system that has a copy destination storage area. The first storage system updates the pair information according to the change information received from the second storage system.

Abstract: To provide a storage management device capable of performing restore at a high speed. In the storage management device that manages backup and restore of data stored in a storage device, a temporary restored image is created by applying each required delta image to the full backup image, a reverse delta image before the application of the applied delta image is created, and a number of delta application blocks concerning the applied delta image is recorded as cost information of applying delta. The delta backup restore unit determines a restore method by comparing a number of blocks, which is changed when restore is performed by applying each piece of the reverse delta image, with a number of blocks, which is changed when the restore is performed by applying each delta image, with reference to the cost information of applying delta.

Abstract: To provide a suspending scenario generation method which is executed in a storage system including a management server provided with a storage device and a job scheduler for executing an operating scenario for managing the storage device, and generates the operating scenario and a suspending scenario for suspending execution of the operating scenario, the method including the steps of: obtaining a parameter input for a template for the operating scenario selected by a user; generating the operating scenario based on the parameter inputted for the operating scenario; after the parameter input for the operating scenario, obtaining a parameter input for generating a suspending scenario for suspending the operating scenario generated with the parameter; and generating the suspending scenario based on the parameter inputted for the suspending scenario.

Abstract: In a storage system in which a pair is configured by a remote copy, when a fault occurs in the pair, data to be lost is determined. Provided is a management computer connected to a storage system, in which the storage system includes: a primary logical volume in which data is stored and an secondary logical volume in which a replication of the data stored in the primary logical volume is stored; the primary logical volume and the secondary logical volume form a pair; the management computer comprises a data management module for managing data stored in the primary and secondary logical volumes; and the data management module obtains an event regarding the pair, determines whether the event is caused by a fault occurring in the pair, determines data made to be inconsistent by the fault in the case where the event is caused by the fault, and outputs information on the inconsistent data.

Abstract: A backup system is configured by interconnecting a backup management device and disk array device via a SAN. The backup management device allows an administrator to set backup cycle, number of backup generations, and save periods. On the basis of these settings, the backup management device performs an overwrite decision process, and executes backup processes in such a way that the administrator can manage the desired number of generations of backup data with a limited number of volumes. By so doing, the administrator is able to manage multiple generations of backup data, while being allowed to set the save period for each generation on an individual basis.

Abstract: This invention enables a storage management program to easily obtain an attribute of another storage management programs managing the storage system. A computer system including a first management server, a second management server, and a storage system, in which the first management server comprises a control unit to execute a first storage management program, which manages the storage system, the second management server comprises a control unit to execute a second storage management program, which manages the storage system in a manner different from the first storage management program, the storage system comprises a storing unit to store an attribute of the first storage management program which manages the storage system and an attribute of the second storage management program which manages the storage system, and the first storage management program obtains the attribute of the second storage management program from the storage system to manage the storage system.

Abstract: To set access limitation, which limits access to a remote volume, to each host computer separately without registering in advance information on which volume is accessible to which host computer. In the storage system, the storage system is coupled to other storage systems in multiple stages, the uppermost stage storage system is coupled to the host computer, the volume constitutes a remote copy pair with a volume in the lower stage storage system and/or a remote copy pair with a volume in the upper stage storage system, and upon receiving a command to operate the volume, a control unit refers to pair information stored in a memory to judge whether information of the lower stage volume paired with the volume in the storage system that has this control unit is added to the received command.

Abstract: A CPU 11 executes a management program B (Pb), from a management program A (Pa) receives authentication information, a request, and a program ID, and determines whether the authentication information is correct. If the authentication information is correct, the CPU 11 acquires the execution authority information of the authenticated user, compares the received program ID with the program ID including in the acquired execution authority information, and determines whether execution authority corresponding to the received program ID is defined. If the CPU 11 determines that execution authority corresponding to the received program ID is defined, it established the defined execution authority as the execution authority for the management program B (Pb).

Abstract: A storage network system that can be kept running despite a failure in a host computer is provided. A computer system includes: first, second and third storage systems which store data and are connected to one another; a primary host computer connected to the first storage system; a secondary host computer connected to the second storage system; and a management portion which manages data transfer between the storage systems, in which the management portion sets the storage systems such that, while the primary host computer is in operation, data stored in the first storage system is transferred to the second storage system and data stored in the second storage system is transferred to the third storage system, and wherein the management portion sets the storage systems such that, while the secondary host computer is in operation, data stored in the second storage system is transferred to the first storage system and data stored in the first storage system is transferred to the third storage system.

Abstract: Provided is a computer system comprising a system management server, an application server coupled to the system management server, and a storage system coupled to the application server. The storage system comprises logical volumes which constitute a pair through data copying. The system management server comprises a data management unit which manages data stored in the logical volumes, and management information for managing the data stored in the logical volumes and the pair. Upon reception of a request for changing a pair status, the data management unit refers to the management information to determine data to be lost from the logical volume by performing the change, and outputs information regarding the data to be lost. Thus, it is possible to prevent occurrence of data loses not intended by a user which is caused by the user performing a pair operation in data copying of a cascade structure.

Abstract: A process for producing a fermentation product by effecting fermentation with the use of a bioreactor having an immobilized microorganism located therein, characterized in that a non-flocculent yeast is employed as the microorganism.

Abstract: An interface for use in a backup management device that administers multiple generations of backup data by rotating a plurality of rewriteable backup media while recording backup data onto the backup media according to a predetermined backup cycle, the interface having a period display area displayed together with a time axis, predetermined areas of length corresponding to period length and divided by means of divider lines into areas equal in number to the number of save periods for which the backup data should be saved, and the length of each area being displayed as the length of each save period, wherein the period display area allows the save period to be modified by means of moving the divider line through operation of a pointing device by the user.

Abstract: Transfer of data and replication of data among several storage devices are executed without imposing a load on the computer connected to the storage system. For example, a first host computer monitors usage rates of transfer groups TG11, TG12 and physical path usage rate on a storage device interconnect physical path 50, and when either a usage rate or physical path usage rate goes above a predetermined value, issues to the first storage device 20 an instruction to allocate a reserved volume R11, R12. The first host adaptor 21 receiving the reserved volume R11, R12 allocation request allocates reserved volume R11 to transfer group TG1, whereby a virtual transfer volume is formed by transfer volume T11 and the reserved volume R11 allocated thereto. As a result, capacity of the virtual transfer volume is increased by the equivalent of the reserved volume R11 capacity, so that additional transfer frames may be stored.

Abstract: To provide a computer system capable of detecting a failure at an early stage while keeping down an increase in I/O load due to failure monitoring. The computer system includes plural storage systems connected in stages between a first computer and a second computer. The first computer sends control I/O to the storage systems. The second computer monitors control I/O transferred through the storage systems; and when there is control I/O that has not been transferred successfully, requests state information of the storage systems to transfer the control I/O.

Abstract: A physical memory of a single computer is divided for each of a plurality of operating system (OS). A first OS is first loaded into the computer and runs. A multi-OS management program common to a plurality of OSs is incorporated into a virtual address space of the first OS as a device driver of the first OS. The multi-OS management program incorporated as the device driver is rearranged in a memory area shared by OSs so that the multi-OS management program has the same virtual address in any OS. In this state, the second OS program itself is loaded in the virtual address space of the second OS by execution of the multi-OS management program in the first OS. Execution of the multi-OS management program is switched from the multi-of management program in the first OS to the multi-OS management program in the second OS. Then, the second OS is started by execution of the multi-OS management program in the second OS to thereby run the plurality of OSs on the single computer.

Abstract: To provide a technique to sort out a tangle of management procedures and management subjects and associate the two with each other. A computer system according to this invention includes: a storage system having plural disks and a disk array control unit; and a management device having a control unit that uses a jobnet to manage the storage system. In the computer system, the control unit obtains data corresponding to an identifier of a resource that is included in the jobnet, converts the jobnet into an executable format by rewriting and substituting the identifier with a display name or attribute of the resource, and registers an association between a jobnet identifier and a resource identifier in a database.

Abstract: Information of plural management programs is integrated to predict influence caused by a change in configuration. There is provided a computer system including: a storage subsystem provided with plural disks and a disk array control unit; and a management computer provided with a control unit which manages the storage subsystem, wherein the control unit obtains upon receiving an execution request event which has taken place in a management program provided to manage the computer system, a management job that is associated with the event, and marks up an extent of the impact of the event along with the management job associated with the event.

Abstract: An antenna device forms a discone antenna and comprises a pole-shaped base member 10a composed of dielectric material. The pole-shaped base member 10a has a cone-shaped inner space formed therein. In an inside surface of the pole-shaped base member 10a, a first antenna element 11 is formed by patterning a metal conductor layer. Further, on a plain surface facing the outside of the pole-shaped base member 10a, a second antenna element 12 is formed also by circularly patterning a metal conductor layer at the side of a top of the first antenna element 11 with a predetermined space being kept between the top of the first antenna element 11 and the second antenna element 12. The first antenna element 11 and the second antenna element 12 are located with respective rotation central axes thereof being corresponding with each other.