An information processing system having a storage apparatus and a file
sharing server. The storage apparatus comprises a plurality of storage
devices for providing logical devices to store data; and a first
processing unit for providing virtual logical units based on a mapping
relation between the logical devices and the virtual logical units and
being operative to switch the mapping relation dynamically according to
an external request. The file sharing server comprises a cache memory
including cache extents and a second processing unit controlled to
provide the virtual logical units of the storage apparatus to a host
system by using the cache extents, managing the mapping relation between
the logical devices and the virtual logical units. The mapping between a
logical unit and a logical device is dynamically switched as the logical
devices store data provided from the host system according to external
requests.