Operation management system, management apparatus, management method and management program

• US 7,305,463 B2
• Filed: 01/30/2003
• Issued: 12/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Kaneda, Yasunori, Miyazaki, Satoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Donaghue; Larry D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bilgrami; Asghar
• Application Number:
  US10/353,921
• Publication Number:
  US 20030204583A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,769 Days
• Field of Search: 709/223, 709/224, 709/218, 709/217, 714/4, 707/103
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0605 by facilitating the interaction with a user or administrator
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0653 Monitoring storage devices or systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0689 Disk arrays, e.g. RAID, JBOD

Abstract

A management apparatus has a control unit for realizing a management function through a comprehensive process of characteristic information of a storage apparatus, a connecting apparatus and a computer and an interface for receiving characteristic information from the storage apparatus, connecting apparatus and computer depending on the standard protocol among the management apparatus, storage apparatus, connecting apparatus and computer. Moreover, an integrated management apparatus is also provided for integrated management based on the result of realization of a plurality of management functions. This integrated management apparatus includes an interface for receiving the result of realization of the management function from the management apparatus depending on the standard protocol between the management apparatus and integrated management apparatus.

Claims

1. A computer system comprising:

a plurality of storage apparatuses each of which has physical storage devices which configure a plurality of volumes;

a plurality of host computers which control input/output of data for logical volumes that are configured from said plurality of volumes of said storage apparatuses;

a plurality of switches coupled to said storage apparatuses and said host computers;

a first management module having a memory, coupled to said storage apparatuses, said host computers and said switches via a first network; and

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a second management module coupled to said storage apparatuses, said host computers and said switches via said first network, and coupled to said first management module via a second network;

wherein said first management module gathers first, second and third characteristic information related to at least one of said storage apparatuses, said host computers, and said switches, stores said gathered characteristic information to said memory, and provides other management modules with said characteristic information via said second network,

wherein said second management module receives said provided characteristic information, and sends instruction related to controlling on the basis of the characteristic infonnation to at least one of said storage apparatuses, said host computers, and said switches corresponding to said characteristic information via said first network;

wherein said storage apparatuses send to said first management module the first characteristic information including volume configuration information of said plurality of volumes of said storage devices via said first network,

wherein said host computers send to said first management module the second characteristic information including logical volume configuration information among applications, said logical volumes, and said volumes via said first network,

wherein said switches send to said first management module the third characteristic information including connecting information between said host computers and said volumes of said storage apparatuses able to be recognized by said host computers via said first network,

wherein said first management module receives the first, second, and third characteristic information, makes mapping information from the received characteristic information, and provides other first management modules with said mapping information via said second network,

wherein said second management module receives said mapping information, and sends said instruction related to controlling at least one of said host computers, one of said storage apparatuses, and one of said switches, which is specified by said mapping information via said first network; and

wherein said instruction related to controlling is an instruction for acquiring information related to performance of at least one of said host computers, one of said storage apparatuses, and one of said switches.

2. A computer system according to claim 1,

wherein said characteristic information is the information related to capacity of said logical volumes, and

wherein said second management module references said characteristic information, sends to said storage apparatuses instruction related to controlling that is related to creation of said volumes on the basis of said characteristic information via said first network, and sends to said host computers instmction related to controlling that is related to addition of said logical volumes on the basis of said characteristic information via said first network.

3. A computer system according to claim 2,

wherein said first management module registers other management modules as the destination for sending said characteristic information into said memory beforehand, references said characteristic information, and provides said characteristic information to one of other management modules registered in accordance with said characteristic information via said second network.

7. A computer system according to claim 1,

wherein said first management module receives database table allocation information from at least one of said plurality of host computers and makes the mapping information from the received characteristic information and said database table allocation information in a connecting information comprehensive control module.

8. A computer system according to claim 1,

wherein said first management module obtains the mapping information from said other management modules and displays a configuration diagram of the mapping information on a display.

9. A computer system according to claim 1,

wherein said first management module obtains the performance information related to at least one of the host computers, one of said storage apparatus, and one of said switches which in accordance with said instruction for acquiring information related to performance that is specified by an input region via the first network and displays the performance information on a display.

4. A computer system comprising:

a plurality of storage apparatuses each of which has plural disk apparatuses;

a plurality of host computers which control input/output of data from applications for logical volumes that are configured from volumes, provided by said disk apparatuses;

a plurality of switches coupled to said storage apparatuses and said host computers; and

a plurality of management computers having a first interface coupled to a first network, second interface coupled to a second network, and a memory,

wherein a first management computer acquires first characteristic information front said storage apparatuses and said switches via said first network, acquires second characteristic information from said host computers via said first network, acquires third characteristic information from said switches via said first network, makes mapping information on the basis of said acquired first, second and third characteristic information, stores said connection information to said memory, and provides other management computers with said connection information via said second network, and

wherein a second management computer sends to said storage apparatuses, said host computers, and said switches via said first network, instruction related to controlling on the basis of said connection information provided via said second network;

wherein said storage apparatuses send to said first management module the first characteristic information including volume configuration information of said plurality of volumes of said storage devices via said first network,

wherein said host computers send to said first management module the second characteristic information including logical volume configuration information among applications, said logical volumes, and said volumes via said first network,

wherein said switches send to said first management module the third characteristic information including connecting information between said host computers and said volumes of said storage apparatuses able to be recognized by said host comnuters via said first network,

wherein said first management module receives the first, second, and third characteristic information, makes mapping information from the received characteristic information, and provides other first management modules with said mapping information via said second network,

wherein said second manaeement module receives said mapping information, and sends said instruction related to controlling at least one of said host computers, one of said storage apparatuses, and one of said switches, which is specified by said mapping information via said first network; and

wherein said instruction related to controlling is an instruction for acquiring information related to performance of at least one of said host computers, one of said storage apparatuses, and one of said switches.

5. A computer system according to claim 4,

wherein said instruction related to controlling is an instruction including requests of use situation of said volumes,

wherein said second management computer receives a reply for said instruction related to controlling including requests of use situation of said volumes via said second communication bus, provides other management computers with said gotten use situation of said volumes, and

wherein one of other management computers provided with said use situation of said volumes by said second management computers receives said situation of said volumes, sends to said host computers instruction related to additional assignment of said logical volumes corresponding to said volumes in accordance with said situation of said volumes via said first communication bus.

6. A computer system according to claim 5,

wherein said second management computer registers information related to management computers provided with said use situation of said volumes to said memory beforehand.

10. A computer system according to claim 4,

wherein said first management module receives database table allocation information from at least one of said plurality of host computers and makes the mapping information from the received characteristic information and said database table allocation information in a connecting information comprehensive control module.

11. A computer system according to claim 4,

wherein said first management module obtains the mapping information from said other management modules and displays a configuration diagram of the mapping information on a display.

12. A computer system according to claim 4,

wherein said first management module obtains the performance information related to at least one of the host computers, one of said storage apparatus, and one of said switches which in accordance with said instruction for acquiring information related to performance that is specified by an input region via the first network and displays the performance information on a display.