Administrative information management method of storage network, storage management system and computer program product

• US 20060253569A1
• Filed: 06/27/2005
• Published: 11/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Tamura, Kenji, Okazaki, Akihiro
• Application Number:
  US11/166,075
• Publication Number:
  US 20060253569A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0727 in a storage system, e.g. in a DASD or network based storage system drivers for digital recording or reproducing units G06F3/06; circuits for error detection or correction within digital recording or reproducing units G11B20/18; for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS], H04L67/1097
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0748 in a remote unit communicating with a single-box computer node experiencing an error/fault remote testing G06F11/2294
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0784 Routing of error reports, e.g. with a specific transmission path or data flow
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0605 by facilitating the interaction with a user or administrator
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0629 Configuration or reconfiguration of storage systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/067 Distributed or networked storage systems, e.g. storage area networks [SAN], network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network

Abstract

In a storage network, a number of host computers or management servers storage subsystem are connected, via a management LAN, to a management terminal that manages a storage subsystem and which is connected to a management center via a remote maintenance line. The host computer or management server transmits administrative information to the management terminal via the management LAN. The management terminal transmits the administrative information acquired from the host computer or management server to the management center via the remote maintenance line.

Claims

1. A method for managing administrative information of a storage network in which a host computer or a management server is connected, via a management communication line, to a management terminal that manages a storage subsystem and which is connected to a management center via a remote maintenance line, the method comprising the steps of:

transmitting the administrative information of said host computer or said management server to said management terminal via said management communication line; and

transmitting the administrative information acquired by said management terminal from said host computer or said management server to said management center via said remote maintenance line.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said management server consolidates the administrative information of a plurality of said host computers and transmits said administrative information to said management terminal via said management communication line.

3. A storage management system, comprising:

a management terminal for managing a storage subsystem and which is connected to a management center via a remote maintenance line;

a host computer for using a storage resource provided from said storage subsystem;

a management server for managing said storage subsystem; and

a management communication line for connecting said host computer, said management server and said management terminal;

wherein said host computer or said management server transmits administrative information to said management terminal via said management communication line, and said management terminal transmits the administrative information received from said host computer or said management server to said management center via said remote maintenance line.

4. The storage management system according to claim 3, wherein said management server consolidates the administrative information of a plurality of said host computers and transmits said administrative information to said management terminal via said management communication line.

5. A computer program product having a storage management software to be loaded onto a host computer or a management server connected, via a management communication line, to a management terminal that manages a storage subsystem and which is connected to a management center via a remote maintenance line,

wherein said storage management software causes said host computer or said management server execute a step of transmitting administrative information of said host computer or said management server to said management terminal via said management communication line.

6. The computer program product according to claim 5, wherein said storage management software further causes said management server execute a step of consolidating the administrative information of a plurality of host computers and transmitting said administrative information to said management terminal via said management communication line.