Patent ID: 7356640
Filing Date: 2008-04-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A storage apparatus capable of being connected to a plurality of other storage apparatuses, respectively, via a communications network, said storage apparatus comprising: a storage information manager for managing storage information related to said respective other storage apparatus; an intermediate volume, which is connected to a logical volume; an extractor for extracting, based on an input extraction condition, a prescribed storage apparatus matching said extraction condition from among said respective other storage apparatus by searching said storage information managed by said storage information manager; a presentation portion for showing said prescribed storage apparatus extracted by said extractor; and a connection controller for connecting a storage device of said prescribed storage apparatus to said intermediate volume, and connecting said intermediate volume to said logical volume when said prescribed storage apparatus shown by said presentation portion is selected, wherein, when said extraction condition has been input, said storage information manager determines whether or not acquisition of said storage information is complete, and when it is determined that said storage information has not been acquired, said storage information manager acquires and manages said storage information respectively from said other storage apparatus by issuing a query command to said respective other storage apparatus.