Information processing method and system

Abstract

A plurality of storage devices connected to at least one host computer via a network is to be managed. Access information about accesses from the host computer to each of the storage devices is referred to; a storage area in the storage device that has low access efficiency is determined based on the access information; a host computer having low access efficiency in view of the storage area having low access efficiency is determined based on the access information; a storage area having high access efficiency at least from the host computer having low access efficiency is determined; and data that is stored in the storage area having low access efficiency and used by the host computer having low access efficiency is transferred to the storage area having high access efficiency.

1 . A method for processing information with an information processing device for managing a plurality of storage devices connected to at least one host computer via a network, said method comprising the steps of: 
 referring to access information about accesses from said host computer to each of said storage devices;    determining a storage area in said storage device that has low access efficiency based on said access information;    determining a host computer having low access efficiency in view of said storage area having low access efficiency based on said access information;    determining a storage area having high access efficiency at least from said host computer having low access efficiency; and    transferring data that is stored in said storage area having low access efficiency and used by said host computer having low access efficiency to said storage area having high access efficiency.