Operation management system, management apparatus, management method and management program
First Claim
1. A system management method for a computer system including a computer, storage apparatuses, a computer monitoring module corresponding to the computer, storage monitoring modules corresponding to the storage apparatuses, and a plurality of comprehensive control modules, comprising:
- receiving, by a first comprehensive control module of the plurality of comprehensive control modules, an input of a backup target application executed by the computer, instructing the computer monitoring module to switch a mode of the backup target application to an online backup mode using a standard protocol;
instructing, by the first comprehensive control module, a certain one of the storage monitoring modules corresponding to one of the storage apparatuses providing a primary volume, which stores data of the backup target application, to split a pair including the primary volume and a secondary volume using the standard protocol; and
instructing, by the first comprehensive control module, the computer monitoring module to complete the online backup mode of the backup target application using the standard protocol,wherein the storage apparatuses include a first storage apparatus of a first vendor and a second storage apparatus of a second vendor different from the first vendor, andwherein the certain one of the storage monitoring modules converts the split instruction from the first comprehensive control module to a first inherent split instruction which is inherent to the first storage apparatus and which is unavailable to the second storage apparatus.
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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. The management apparatus also has 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.
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15 Claims
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1. A system management method for a computer system including a computer, storage apparatuses, a computer monitoring module corresponding to the computer, storage monitoring modules corresponding to the storage apparatuses, and a plurality of comprehensive control modules, comprising:
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receiving, by a first comprehensive control module of the plurality of comprehensive control modules, an input of a backup target application executed by the computer, instructing the computer monitoring module to switch a mode of the backup target application to an online backup mode using a standard protocol; instructing, by the first comprehensive control module, a certain one of the storage monitoring modules corresponding to one of the storage apparatuses providing a primary volume, which stores data of the backup target application, to split a pair including the primary volume and a secondary volume using the standard protocol; and instructing, by the first comprehensive control module, the computer monitoring module to complete the online backup mode of the backup target application using the standard protocol, wherein the storage apparatuses include a first storage apparatus of a first vendor and a second storage apparatus of a second vendor different from the first vendor, and wherein the certain one of the storage monitoring modules converts the split instruction from the first comprehensive control module to a first inherent split instruction which is inherent to the first storage apparatus and which is unavailable to the second storage apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A non-transitory computer-readable media for a comprehensive control module managing a computer via a computer monitoring module and storage apparatuses via storage monitoring modules, comprising:
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a receiving code causing the comprehensive control module to receive an input of a backup target application executed by the computer; a first instructing code causing the comprehensive control module to instruct the computer monitoring module to switch a mode of the backup target application to an online backup mode using a standard protocol; a second instructing code causing the comprehensive control module to instruct a certain one of the storage monitoring modules corresponding to one of the storage apparatuses providing a primary volume, which stores data of the backup target application, to split a pair including the primary volume and a secondary volume using the standard protocol; and a third instructing code causing the comprehensive control module to instruct the computer monitoring module to complete the online backup mode of the backup target application using the standard protocol, wherein the storage apparatuses include a first storage apparatus of a first vendor and a second storage apparatus of a second vendor different from the first vendor, wherein the certain one of the storage monitoring modules converts the split instruction from the first comprehensive control module to a first inherent split instruction, which is inherent to the first storage apparatus and which is unavailable to the second storage apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer system comprising:
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a computer executing a backup target application; storage apparatuses providing a primary volume which stores data of the backup target application, and a secondary volume; a computer monitoring module receiving an instruction using a standard protocol for managing the computer; storage monitoring modules receiving an instruction using the standard protocol for managing the storage apparatuses; and a plurality of comprehensive control modules, wherein a first comprehensive control module of the plurality of comprehensive control modules; receives an input of the backup target application, instructs the computer monitoring module to switch a mode of the backup target application to an online backup mode using the standard protocol; instructs a certain one of the storage monitoring modules, corresponding to one of the storage apparatuses providing the primary volume, to split a pair including the primary volume and the secondary volume using the standard protocol; and instructs the computer monitoring module to complete the online backup mode of the backup target application using the standard protocol, wherein the storage apparatuses include a first storage apparatus of a first vendor and a second storage apparatus of a second vendor different from the first vendor, and wherein the certain one of the storage monitoring modules converts the split instruction from the first comprehensive control module to a first inherent split instruction which is inherent to the first storage apparatus and which is unavailable to the second storage apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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