There is provided a storage management system capable of utilizing
division management with enhanced flexibility and of enhancing security
of the entire system, by providing functions by program products in each
division unit of a storage subsystem. The storage management system has a
program-product management table stored in a shared memory in the storage
subsystem and showing presence or absence of the program products, which
provide management functions of respective resources to respective SLPRs.
At the time of executing the management functions by the program products
in the SLPRs of users in accordance with instructions from the users, the
storage management system is referred to and execution of the management
function having no program product is restricted.