Patent ID: 7783737
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a destination computer system; a storage system coupled to the destination computer system via a network; and a management computer system coupled to the destination computer system and to the storage system via the network, wherein the storage system comprises a plurality of logical volumes that are each a logical storage device, and a storage control device configured to control the plurality of logical volumes; wherein contents are stored in a first logical volume of the plurality of logical volumes; wherein the management computer sends to the storage system a push supply instruction of the stored contents; wherein the storage system, in response to receiving the push supply instruction, copies the contents from the first logical volume to a second logical volume by using the storage control device; wherein the storage system sets an access path used to transfer the contents between the second logical volume and the destination computer system; wherein the storage control device sends the contents from the second logical volume to the destination computer system via the access path; and wherein the destination computer system installs the contents to the destination computer system.