Patent ID: 7313659

Claim:
A method for managing storage devices by using a computer, wherein said computer reads information about an operation rule for said storage devices accommodated previously in a memory device and information about an operation procedure being an order of execution of a plurality of operations of said storage devices associated with said operation rule for said storage devices, wherein said operation rule defines for said operation procedure a predetermined action to be taken if a present condition is not satisfied upon execution of said operation procedure, and wherein said computer receives an instruction to select said information about said operation rule for said storage devices from an user, sends said storage devices an instruction to execute said operation procedure of said storage devices associated with information about said operation rule based on said operation rule received, obtains a result of virtually executing said operation procedure by simulating said operation procedure, and changes the operation procedure to display on a screen the changed operation procedure compared with the operation procedure if the execution result indicates the present condition has not been satisfied.