Patent ID: 7275064
Filing Date: 2007-09-25
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A virtualized-information management apparatus for managing corresponding information between real volumes of a plurality of storages connected to a network and a virtual volume built by virtually integrating the real volumes, comprising: a transmission/reception unit that transmits/receives, between the virtualized-information management apparatus and another virtualized-information management apparatus connected to another network, information on updating the corresponding information; an updating unit that updates the corresponding information based on the information received; and a building unit that accepts specifying of a necessary capacity of the virtual volume, selects the real volumes connected to networks based on a predetermined priority sequence of the networks until a total free capacity of the real volumes selected reaches the necessary capacity, and builds a new virtual volume by virtually integrating the real volumes selected; wherein the updating unit further updates the corresponding information based on corresponding information of the new virtual volume.