Disk array apparatus setting method, program, information processing apparatus and disk array apparatus

• US 20030225934A1
• Filed: 08/29/2002
• Published: 12/04/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Liu, Fuming, Kaji, Tomoyuki, Endo, Kenichi, Nagashima, Yuichiro, Mitsuda, Junichi
• Granted Patent: US 7,117,141 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/325
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2206/1008 Graphical user interface [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0605 by facilitating the interaction with a user or administrator
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0632 by initialisation or re-initialisation of storage systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0689 Disk arrays, e.g. RAID, JBOD

Abstract

There are included the steps of receiving an operation input for defining a plurality of setting information pieces on a disk subsystem as a command by one operation, storing the defined setting information as a file, and sending the file to the disk subsystem.

Claims

1. A disk subsystem setting method, comprising the steps of:

receiving an operation input for defining a plurality of setting information pieces on a disk subsystem as a command by one operation;

storing said defined setting information as a file; and

sending said file to said disk subsystem.

2. A disk subsystem setting method using an information processing apparatus connected to a disk subsystem whose setting information on at least the disk configuration is undefined, comprising the steps of:

acquiring said undefined setting information from said disk subsystem;

changing said undefined setting information based on defined setting information;

creating a setting command based on said changed setting information and storing the setting command as a file; and

sending said setting command to said disk subsystem.

3. A disk subsystem setting method of setting a first disk subsystem whose setting information on at least the disk configuration is undefined using an information processing apparatus connected to the first disk subsystem and a second disk subsystem whose said setting information is defined, comprising the a steps of:

acquiring said undefined setting information from said first disk subsystem;

acquiring said defined setting information from said second disk subsystem;

changing said undefined setting information based on said defined setting information;

creating a setting command based on said changed setting information and storing the setting command as a file; and

sending said setting command to said first disk subsystem.

4. The disk subsystem setting method according to claim 3, further comprising a step of checking adaptability of said undefined setting information to said defined setting information prior to the step of changing said undefined setting information.

5. A program to set a disk subsystem whose setting information on at least the disk configuration is undefined using an information processing apparatus connected to said disk subsystem, said program allowing said information processing apparatus to execute the steps of:

acquiring said undefined setting information from said disk subsystem;

changing said undefined setting information based on defined setting information;

creating a setting command based on said changed setting information and storing the setting command as a file; and

sending said setting command to said disk subsystem.

6. A program to set a first disk subsystem whose setting information on at least the disk configuration is undefined using an information processing apparatus connected to said first disk subsystem and a second disk subsystem whose said setting information is defined, said program allowing said information processing apparatus to execute the steps of:

acquiring said undefined setting information from said first disk subsystem;

acquiring said defined setting information from said second disk subsystem;

changing said undefined setting information based on said defined setting information;

creating a setting command based on said changed setting information and storing the setting command as a file; and

sending said setting command to said first disk subsystem.

7. The program according to claim 6, further comprising a step of checking adaptability of said undefined setting information to said defined setting information prior to the step of changing said undefined setting information.

8. An information processing apparatus connected to and used for setting a disk subsystem whose setting information on at least the disk configuration is undefined, comprising:

means for acquiring said undefined setting information from said disk subsystem;

means for changing said undefined setting information based on defined setting information;

means for creating a setting command based on said changed setting information and storing the setting command as a file; and

means for sending said setting command to said disk subsystem.

9. An information processing apparatus for setting a first disk subsystem whose setting information on at least the disk configuration is undefined, connected to said first disk subsystem and a second disk subsystem whose said setting information is defined, comprising:

means for acquiring said undefined setting information from said first disk subsystem;

means for acquiring said defined setting information from said second disk subsystem;

means for changing said undefined setting information based on said defined setting information;

means for creating a setting command based on said changed setting information and storing the setting command as a file; and

means for sending said setting command to said first disk subsystem.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the means for changing said undefined setting information includes means for checking adaptability of said undefined setting information to said defined setting information.

11. A disk subsystem that receives a setting command on at least the disk configuration and performs self-settings according to said command using the information processing apparatus according to claim 10.