Patent ID: 9124616
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A management method for a computer system, which includes a client computer for storing a file, and a management apparatus for managing the client computer, the method comprising: storing, in the client computer and in management information of the management apparatus, meta-information related to an operation on the file, the meta-information comprising meta-information related to an operation-source file and/or meta-information related to an operation-destination file; acquiring the meta-information related to the operation-source file from the client computer when the file is put into operation; creating meta-information related to the operation-destination file based on the meta-information related to the operation-source file; storing, in the client computer and in the management information, the meta-information related to the operation-destination file; updating the meta-information related to the operation-source file, which is stored in the client computer, in accordance with operation content of the operation-source file; and detecting a file operation history of the operation-source file and/or the operation-destination file based on the management information; storing the meta-information for the file in an alternate stream of the file; storing information corresponding to the meta-information related to the operation-source file and/or the operation-destination file in the management apparatus; and outputting the detected operation history in a tree structure so as to display relationships between files, wherein the client computer is configured to store meta-information related to the operation-source file and/or the operation-destination file in a predetermined area inside the file, wherein the meta-information related to the operation-source file and/or the operation-destination file comprises file storage identification information, operation generation information, and copy count information, wherein the operation generation information is configured such that a number of digits increases each time the operation-source file is put into operation, and wherein the method further comprises: