This invention provides a control technique of a data processing system,
in which functions of a highly-functional high-performance storage system
are achieved in an inexpensive storage system so as to effectively use
the existing system and reduce the cost of its entire system. This system
has a RAID system, an external subsystem, a management server, a
management client and the like. The management server includes an
information management table for storing mapping information of the RAID
system and the external subsystem. When performing copy process, the pair
creation in which a logical volume of the RAID system is set as a primary
volume of copy source and a logical volume of a mapping object of the
RAID system mapped from the logical volume of the external subsystem is
set as a secondary volume of copy destination is executed from the
management client by using the information management table.