Patent ID: 9639435
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A management computer which is coupled to a computer and a storage apparatus, the management computer comprising: a memory configured to store a piece of first configuration information indicating plural logical storage areas provided by the storage apparatus, a piece of second configuration information stored in a first logical storage area among the plural logical storage areas and indicating an operation requirement of a prescribed object executed by the computer, and a piece of configuration change scheme information indicating a scheme of a first configuration change scheduled to be executed by the computer or the storage apparatus; and a microprocessor coupled to the memory, wherein the microprocessor is configured to: determine whether a second configuration change configured beforehand so as to be executed in accordance with a prescribed condition in the computer or the storage apparatus is executed; predict, in a case where it is determined that the second configuration change is executed, a performance index value concerning a prescribed performance index for the computer or the storage apparatus in a case of executing the second configuration change; determine whether a previously configured anticipated effect value concerning the configuration change scheme is satisfied based on the predicted performance index value; and create a substitution plan satisfying both of the operation requirement of the prescribed object and the anticipated effect value in a case where it is determined that the anticipated effect value is not satisfied.