A caching control device that controls caching of data stored in a storage
device, includes a storing unit that stores information concerning memory
allocated to the storage device as its cache memory, where the storing
unit is installed in a first computer connected to a second computer via
a network, and the second computer manages reading and writing of data to
the storage device; and a controller that controls the caching of the
data that uses a memory installed in the first computer as cache memory,
based on the information stored in the storing unit.