In a storage system comprising multiple storage devices with different
interfaces, the characteristics, including the type of interface, of the
storage devices on which the source volume is constructed are checked, a
volume having the characteristics that match them is selected as the
destination volume, and the contents of the source volume are
automatically replicated into the destination volume. Candidates for
replication (destination) volumes are automatically selected and
presented to the user or the administrator, and replication volumes are
automatically allocated, without requiring the user or the system
administrator to be concerned with the characteristics of the storage
devices.