Patent ID: 9423966
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A management computer coupled to a computer and a storage apparatus, the management computer comprising: a first memory storing a first condition for a movement of data in one of the plurality of logical storage areas to another one of the plurality of logical storage areas; and a first CPU being configured to: acquire a second condition for a movement of a first object which is performed by the computer; acquire, from the storage apparatus, a first state information indicating a state of the plurality of logical storage areas; acquire, from the computer, a second state information indicating a state of the first object; determine whether a state of performing data movement from the first logical storage area to another logical storage area is set based on the first condition, the second condition, the first state information, and the second state information; and if the state of performing the data movement is set, control the data movement based on a cause of the state of performing the date movement.