Method of building system and management server

Abstract

Devices unnecessary for deployment are invalidated during the deployment. A method of building a system and a management server for establishing a system according to the present invention have the following configuration. The management server obtains server information from a server connected through a network, refers to the obtained server information to select devices unnecessary for deployment among devices connected to the server, and invalidates the selected devices.

1 . A method of building a system using a management server, the method comprising the steps of:
 obtaining server information from a server connected to the management server through a network;   referring to the obtained server information, selecting a device unnecessary for deployment from among one or more devices connected to the server,   invalidating the selected device,   wherein the device unnecessary for deployment is a device other than a disc interface for storing OS image,   wherein the invalidation includes releasing a corresponding part between the device other than the disc interface and a storage device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of building a system according to  claim 1 , wherein the device is Host Bus Adapter (HBA). 
     
     
         3 . The method of building a system according to  claim 2 , wherein when the deployment for the server is completed, the invalidated device is validated. 
     
     
         4 . The method of building a system according to  claim 1 , wherein in order to release a corresponding part between the device other than the disc interface and a storage device, the disc interface includes a switch for connecting or releasing to the disc interface to the storage device. 
     
     
         5 . A management server for building a system, comprising:
 an obtaining unit for obtaining server information from a server connected to the management server through a network;   a selecting unit for, referring to the obtained server information, selecting a device unnecessary for deployment from among one or more devices connected to the server;   an invalidating unit for invalidating the selected device,   wherein the device unnecessary for deployment is a device other than a disc interface for storing OS image,   the invalidation includes releasing a corresponding part between the device other than the disc interface and a storage device.   
     
     
         6 . The management server according to  claim 5 , wherein the device is HBA. 
     
     
         7 . The management server according to  claim 6 , wherein when the deployment for the server is completed, the invalidated device is validated. 
     
     
         8 . The management server according to  claim 5 , wherein in order to release a corresponding part between the device other than the disc interface and a storage device, the disc interface includes a switch for connecting or releasing to the disc interface to the storage device. 
     
     
         9 . A computer readable storage medium storing a program for executing a method of building a system using a management server, the method comprising the steps of:
 obtaining server information from a server connected to the management server through a network;   referring to the obtained server information, selecting a device unnecessary for deployment from among one or more devices connected to the server;   invalidating the selected device,   wherein the device unnecessary for deployment is a device other than a disc interface for storing OS image,   the invalidation includes releasing a corresponding part between the device other than the disc interface and a storage device.   
     
     
         10 . The computer readable storage medium according to  claim 9 , wherein the device is HBA. 
     
     
         11 . The computer readable storage medium according to  claim 10 , wherein when the deployment for the server is completed, the invalidated device is validated. 
     
     
         12 . The computer readable storage medium according to  claim 9 , wherein in order to release a corresponding part between the device other than the disc interface and a storage device, the disc interface includes a switch for connecting or releasing to the disc interface to the storage device.