Method for operating storage system
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1. A method for operating a storage system including a plurality of storage networks, a gateway device to which said storage networks are connected, and a server device connected to said gateway device, the method comprising:
- providing a management computer that is connected to said server device and that is for getting hold of a usage state of storages connected to the respective storage networks; and
changing a path setting of said gateway device in accordance with information notified from said management computer.
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A method for operating a storage system, which includes a plurality of storage networks, a gateway device to which the storage networks are connected, and a server device connected to the gateway device, comprises: providing a management computer that is connected to the server device and that is for getting hold of a usage state of storages connected to the respective storage networks; and changing a path setting of the gateway device in accordance with information notified from the management computer.
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1. A method for operating a storage system including a plurality of storage networks, a gateway device to which said storage networks are connected, and a server device connected to said gateway device,
the method comprising: -
providing a management computer that is connected to said server device and that is for getting hold of a usage state of storages connected to the respective storage networks; and
changing a path setting of said gateway device in accordance with information notified from said management computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for operating a storage system including a plurality of storage networks, a gateway device to which said storage networks are connected, and a server device connected to said gateway device,
the method comprising: -
in said storage system, connecting to said server device a host computer connected to said storage networks;
executing an agent program on said host computer to collect a usage state of storages connected to said storage networks;
notifying said usage state collected by said agent program to said server device; and
changing with said server device a path setting of said gateway device in accordance with said notified usage state.
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