A volume management system, a managing computer, a host, and a volume
management method being capable of regulating the authorities of users
and avoiding misoperations are provided. The volume management system
comprises a storage having volumes served as a storage region, a managing
computer, and a plurality of hosts used by users obtaining an operation
authority over the volume. Two or more users can use an identical volume.
Upon obtaining an operation content of one user for at least one of the
volumes over which two or more users have the operation authority, the
managing computer determines from an attribute of the volume and the
operation authority of the two or more users over the volume whether the
operation content is executable. When the operation content is not
executable, the operation content is restrained.