Subsystem replacement method

摘要

In order to enable data migration between old and new subsystems to be performed under stopless operation, a plurality of first access paths 20 and 21 are prepared between a CPU 10 and an old CU 13 (old subsystem) having an old VOL 14 and a plurality of third access paths 30 and 31 are set between the old CU 13 and a new CU 11 (new subsystem) having a new VOL 12. The connection is switched from the first access paths 20 and 21 of the old subsystem as a replacement source to the second access paths 20' and 21' of the new subsystem as a replacement destination on a plurality of occasions. When the CPU 10 accesses the new subsystem via the second access paths 20' and 21' on the new subsystem side during the connection change, a path replacement controller 111 relays the access to the old subsystem via the third access paths 30 and 31 and allows the access to be processed. Data migration from the old subsystem to the new subsystem is executed after all of the first access paths are switched to the second access paths.