Management computer, storage system management method, and storage system

A storage system management method by a management computer coupled to a plurality of storage apparatuses and a plurality of physical computers coupled to each of the plurality of storage apparatuses,

• the management computer including:
• a memory for holding monitoring priority information including monitoring priority corresponding to an event occurring on a path between each of the plurality of physical computers and each of the plurality of storage apparatuses, and configuration information including information indicating at least one resource included in the path;
• a processor for referring to the monitoring priority information and the configuration information;
• and
• a network interface for receiving performance information on each of the at least one resource from the plurality of storage apparatuses or the plurality of physical computers,
• the storage system management method including the steps of:
• collecting, by the management computer, the performance information on the each of the at least one resource included in the path based on the monitoring priority assigned to the each of the at least one resource;
• identifying, by the management computer, a first path including a first resource based on the configuration information in a case where a first event has occurred on the first resource;
• identifying, by the management computer, a second resource included in the first path;
• determining, by the management computer, whether a third resource for which the monitoring priority needs to be changed is included in the second resource based on the first event and the monitoring priority information;
• and
• changing, by the management computer, the monitoring priority assigned to the third resource in a case where the third resource is determined to be included in the second resource.

A storage system, comprising:

• a plurality of storage apparatuses;
• a plurality of physical computers coupled to each of the plurality of storage apparatuses;
• and
• a management computer coupled to the plurality of storage apparatuses and the plurality of physical computers, wherein:
• the management computer includes:
• a memory for holding monitoring priority information including monitoring priority corresponding to an event occurring on a path between each of the plurality of physical computers and the each of the plurality of storage apparatuses, and configuration information including information indicating at least one resource included in the path;
• a processor for referring to the monitoring priority information and the configuration information;
• and
• a network interface for receiving performance information on each of the at least one resource from the plurality of storage apparatuses or the plurality of physical computers;
• and
• the management computer is configured to:
• collect the performance information on the each of the at least one resource included in the path based on the monitoring priority assigned to the each of the at least one resource;
• identify a first path including a first resource based on the configuration information in a case where a first event has occurred on the first resource;
• identify a second resource included in the first path;
• determine whether a third resource for which the monitoring priority needs to be changed is included in the second resource based on the first event and the monitoring priority information;
• and
• change the monitoring priority assigned to the third resource in a case where the third resource is determined to be included in the second resource.