METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPORTING DISK ACTIVITY RATIO IN DISK SUBSYSTEM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow an open system host to obtain desk activity ratio characteristics by transferring a parameter pertaining to a disk array to a host so as to calculate a disk activity ratio on the basis of this parameter. SOLUTION: An open system host 204 communicates with a disk subsystem 202 by being connected with a processor 210 through an Internet connection. A specialist 212 in the processor 210 collects parameters pertaining to disk characteristics. This parameter is transferred to an expert 214 in the host 204. The expert 214 calculates a disk activity ratio from the parameter. This calculation is executed by a disk activity ratio routine 216 in the expert 214. The disk activity ratio is displayed in the from of a report by the expert 214 with other disk characteristics.