Patent ID: 8055686

Claim:
An information processing system comprising: a storage subsystem having a plurality of logical volumes; and a computer coupled to the storage subsystem, executing a file system managing a plurality of files associating the plurality of logical volumes, and executing a database program managing a plurality of table spaces associating the plurality of files; a management computer coupled to the storage subsystem and the computer, storing performance condition information on each of a plurality of elements, the plurality of elements including the plurality of logical volumes and the plurality of files and the plurality of table spaces, and a relation information between the plurality of elements; wherein the management computer manages a plurality of collection time intervals associated with the plurality of elements, collects a performance data of the plurality of elements according to the plurality of collection time intervals, and adds performance values into performance value information based on the collected performance data; and wherein the management computer selects a certain element from the plurality of elements which satisfies a performance condition based on the performance condition information, selects at least one of the plurality of elements corresponding to the certain element, and modifies a part of the plurality of collection time intervals associated with the certain element and the at least one of the plurality of elements corresponding to the certain element.