Patent ID: 8423665

Claim:
A management computer configured to manage a storage apparatus, and host computers which are coupled to the storage apparatus with multiple paths, and the host computer storing a plurality of path information, comprising: a memory storing a plurality of failure reception information including failure information and refresh information; and a processor executing to: (A) receive a plurality of failure information from two or more of the host computers for a predetermined period; (B) store the plurality of failure information of (A) to the failure reception information in the memory; (C) extract one or more of the plurality of failure information, which is received from a first host computer among the two or more of the host computers; (D) retrieve the failure information about one path from the extracted one or more of the plurality of failure information, about multiple paths; (E) register the first host computer via refresh information stored in the memory, where the refresh information indicates a host computer of which path information is to be updated; (F) send a request to the first host computer to acquire a status of a first path of the first host computer; (G) update a first path information in the plurality of path information of the first host computer, based on the status of the first path; and (H) delete the one or more of the plurality of failure information extracted in (C), from the failure reception information.