Patent ID: 7350000

Claim:
A method for copying data, comprising: displaying a user interface from which a user selects a source storage resource, a target storage resource and a type of remote copying path; and automatically generating and displaying available adapters compatible with said type of remote copying path, via the user interface, through which a path can be established between the selected source storage resource and the selected target storage resource, a list of the available adapters displayed on the user interface being dynamically updated as a function of at least detecting one or more failed or newly established paths through the available adapters or detecting an adapter reconfigured to a protocol that is not handled, the list being updated by at least removing from said list the adapter reconfigured to a protocol that is not handled or adding an adapter via which a new path has been established between the source storage resource and the target storage resource; wherein the user selects at least one of the available adapters, via the user interface, to configure the path to copy data from the selected source storage resource to the selected target storage resource.