A disk array apparatus capable of effecting saving and operation of data
through a simple construction. When a host computer sets "write inhibit"
or "read/write inhibit" for an LDEV which is set on a first storage
device, this setting is registered in an access attribute management
table and is also reflected onto a migration management table. A
migration control program moves the LDEV for which access limitation has
been set to a lower-speed (lower-performance) second storage device or to
an external storage device. When the access limitation is released, the
moved LDEV is restored to the first storage device from the storage
device to which the LDEV has been moved. By performing migration control
in interlocking relation to control of access attributes, it is possible
to obtain a simple data saving function and data management function.