Connection management program, connection management method and information processing apparatus

A connection management method for making a plurality of storage apparatuses connected to a computer to be accessible by the computer, the connection management method comprising:

• detecting, upon detecting that a new storage apparatus has been connected to the computer, whether the storage apparatus includes a data area capable of storing data and a program area having preliminarily stored therein a data access program for accessing the data area of the storage apparatus and a volume management program for managing a data storage destination in an integrated manner when storing data in a distributed manner in the plurality of storage apparatuses;
• reading the data access program and the volume management program from the program area of the detected storage apparatus;
• and
• activating the programs in the computer.

An information processing apparatus accessing a plurality of storage apparatuses, the apparatus comprising:

• a computer controller
• detecting, upon detecting that a new storage apparatus has been connected, whether the storage apparatus includes a data area capable of storing data and a program area having preliminarily stored therein a data access program for accessing the data area of the storage apparatus and a volume management program for managing a data storage destination in an integrated manner when storing data in a distributed manner in the plurality of storage apparatuses, and
• reading the data access program and the volume management program from the program area of the detected storage apparatus detected;
• and
• activating the programs.