Storage network system, managing apparatus managing method and program

• US 7,610,369 B2
• Filed: 07/07/2008
• Issued: 10/27/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Hirata, Toshiaki, Hirabayashi, Motoaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Jacobs; LaShonda T
• Application Number:
  US12/216,471
• Publication Number:
  US 20080301325A1
• Time in Patent Office: 477 Days
• Field of Search: 709/223, 709/224, 709/227, 370/389, 370/396, 370/397, 370/498
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3433 for load management allocation of a server based on load conditions G06F9/505; load rebalancing G06F9/5083; redistributing the load in a network by a load balancer H04L67/1029
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3485 for I/O devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/349 for interfaces, buses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/045 for graphical visualisation of monitoring data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/065 related to network devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0876 Network utilisation, e.g. volume of load or congestion level
• 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]

Abstract

A storage network system includes computers, storage systems, connection devices that control connection relations between the computers and the storage system, and a managing device that manages the computers, the storage system and the connection devices. The managing device includes a control section that specifies connection ports of the computers, the storage system and the connection devices that compose the storage network system. Further, the control device of the managing device displays on a display section a data traffic amount at each of the connection ports for each connection path from the computer to the storage system.

Claims

1. A computer system comprising:

a host computer having a plurality of host ports;

a storage system having a plurality of storage ports and a plurality of volumes; and

a management computer, coupled to the host computer and the storage system, and having access path information indicating a plurality of access paths, each including a set of one of the plurality of host ports ,one of the plurality of storage ports, and one of the plurality of volumes,

wherein the management computer stores a traffic amount of the plurality of host ports and the plurality of storage ports,

wherein the management computer receives a first request specifying a certain volume which is one of the plurality of volumes, specifies plural parts of the plurality of access paths each including the certain volume, and displays a part of the traffic amount of the plurality of host ports and the plurality of storage ports, corresponding to the plural parts of the plurality of access paths.

2. A computer system according to claim 1, wherein the management computer receives a second request specifying a certain access path which is one of the plurality of access paths, calculates a traffic amount of the certain access path with a currently used access path which is one of the plurality of access paths, and displays the traffic amount of the certain access path.

3. A computer system according to claim 2, wherein the traffic amount of the plurality of host ports and the plurality of storage ports is based on information collected from the host computer and the storage system.