摘要 |
A plurality of storages having respective attributes and a method for preserving data is provided in consideration of the attribute (performance or cost) and the operation ratio of the storage and the using frequency of the data in the storage area network. The information processing system of the invention includes a location management unit for managing a location of the data stored in the storage, an information duplication unit for duplicating the data between the storages, and an attribute preservation unit for preserving information for representing the attribute of each storage. The location management unit duplicates and moves the data between the storages by using the information duplication unit, based on the operation ratio of the storage, the access frequency of the data, the control information and the billing information.
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