Storage System and Method of Managing Data Using Same

A storage system, comprising:

• a file server operatively connected to a host apparatus and configured to provide a directory in at least one file system having a directory structure to the host apparatus;
• a storage subsystem operatively connected to the file server and configured to provide at least one volume for storing the at least one file system;
• and
• a management apparatus operatively connected respectively to the file server and the storage subsystem and configured to manage backup/restoration of an arbitrary directory contained in the at least one file system;
• wherein the file server selects one of backup methods to a directory designated as a backup target by the management apparatus based on directory configuration information of a file system regarding the designated directory, and sends the selected backup method to the management apparatus;
• and
• wherein the management apparatus provides the selected prescribed backup method to a user, and causes either the file server or the storage subsystem to execute backup processing based on an execution command from the user.

A method of managing data in a storage system which including a file server configured to provide at least one file system having a directory structure in a volume formed in a storage subsystem to a host apparatus, the method comprising:

• receiving, under control of a management apparatus, a designation of a directory to be a backup target in the at least one file system;
• acquiring, under control of a backup controller, directory configuration information of a file system regarding the designated directory;
• selecting, under control of the backup controller, one of backup methods based on the acquired directory configuration information;
• and
• executing, under control of the backup controller, backup processing to the designated directory according to the selected backup method.