Provided is an environment that storage device configuration management
can be efficiently done in a data center having a virtualization device.
A SAN manager acquires configuration information from a device
constituting a SAN and prepares a correspondence relationship between a
host computer and a virtual volume in the SAN, and a corresponding
relationship between the host computer and a real volume, depending upon
the acquired information. Based on the corresponding relationship, the
SAN manager outputs a correspondence relationship of between virtual and
real volumes. Meanwhile, by interpreting a failure-notification message
received from the devices of the SAN, detected and outputted is an
influence upon an access to a real or virtual volume as to the failure.
Furthermore, when a plurality of failure notifications are received from
the devices connected to the SAN, a plurality of failure notifications
are associatively outputted depending upon a correspondence relationship
of between real and virtual volumes.