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When a logical volume in a first storage box is transferred to a second storage box, information of an access object such as a network communication protocol possessed by a host which communicates with the first storage box is changed to change a network route for accessing the transferred logical v

When a logical volume in a first storage box is transferred to a second storage box, information of an access object such as a network communication protocol possessed by a host which communicates with the first storage box is changed to change a network route for accessing the transferred logical volume. Logical volume transfer is notified from the first storage box to the host by using an ICMP Redirection Error message or the ARP protocol.

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1. A storage system coupled to a computer via a network, the storage system comprising: a plurality of storage subsystems including a first storage subsystem and a second storage subsystem;wherein the first storage subsystem includes a plurality of first storage devices and a first controller provid

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A storage system coupled to a computer via a network, the storage system comprising: a plurality of storage subsystems including a first storage subsystem and a second storage subsystem;wherein the first storage subsystem includes a plurality of first storage devices and a first controller providing one or more first logical volumes and one or more second logical volumes, which are configured on the first storage devices of the computer;wherein the second storage subsystem includes a plurality of second storage devices and a second controller;wherein a first IP address corresponds to the one or more first logical volumes and a second IP address corresponds to the one or more second logical volumes;wherein, when the first controller migrates the one or more first logical volumes from the first storage subsystem to the second storage subsystem, the first controller transfers information regarding the first IP address with first data stored in the one or more first logical volumes to the second controller of the second storage subsystem, after which the second controller provides the one or more migrated first logical volumes, which are configured on the second storage devices, with the first IP address to the computer. 2. A storage system according to claim 1, wherein, when the first controller migrates the one or more first logical volumes to the second storage subsystem, the first controller further transfers information regarding SCSI device information related to the first IP address and the iSCSI device information related to the first IP address which are used as a network communication protocol. 3. A storage system according to claim 2, further comprising a controller coupled to the first storage subsystem and the second storage subsystem; wherein each of the storage subsystems measures a load of input/output of each of the storage subsystems, and the controller collects the measured loads of each of the storage subsystems, identifies the one or more first logical volumes in accordance with the collected loads of each of the storage subsystems, and changes the network route to the one or more first logical volumes from the first storage subsystem to the second storage subsystem. 4. A storage system according to claim 3, wherein the controller instructs to transfer the information regarding the first IP address with the first data stored in the first logical volume to the second storage subsystem. 5. A storage system coupled to a computer, the storage system comprising: a first storage subsystem including a plurality of first storage devices and a first controller providing one or more first logical volumes and one or more second logical volumes, which are configured on the first storage devices of the computer;a second storage subsystem including a plurality of second storage devices and a second controller;wherein a first IP address corresponds to the one or more first logical volumes and a second IP address corresponds to the one or more second logical volumes;wherein, when the first controller migrates the one or more first logical volumes from the first storage subsystem to the second storage subsystem, the first controller transfers information regarding the first IP address with first data stored in the one or more first logical volumes to the second controller of the second storage subsystem, after which the second controller provides the one or more migrated first logical volumes, which are configured on the second storage devices, with the first IP address to the computer. 6. A storage system according to claim 5, wherein, when the first controller migrates the one or more first logical volumes from the first storage subsystem to the second storage subsystem, the first controller further transfers information regarding SCSI device information related to the first IP address and the iSCSI device information related to the first IP address which are used as a network communication protocol. 7. A storage subsystem according to claim 6, wherein the controller instructs to transfer the information regarding the first IP address with the first data stored in the one or more first logical volumes to the second storage Subsystem. 8. A storage system according to claim 5, wherein an access from the computer to the first storage subsystem and the second storage subsystem is performed by using iSCSI protocol. 9. A storage system according to claim 5, wherein the first controller transfers the first data to the second storage subsystem after transferring the information regarding the first IP address to the second storage subsystem. 10. A storage system according to claim 5, wherein when the first controller sends an error message to the computer after transferring the information regarding the first IP address to the second storage subsystem. 11. A storage system comprising: the first storage subsystem including a plurality of first storage devices and a first controller managing one or more first logical volumes with a first IP address and one or more second logical volumes with a second IP address the one Or more first logical volumes and the one or more second logical volumes which are configured on the plurality of first storage devices; andthe second storage subsystem including a plurality of second storage devices and a second controller,wherein, when the one or more first logical volumes is migrated from the first storage subsystem to the second storage subsystem the first controller in the first storage subsystem transfers information regarding the first IP address with first data stored in the one or more first logical volumes to the second controller of the second storage subsystem, after which the second controller in the second subsystem manages the one or more migrated first logical volumes, which are configured on the plurality of second storage devices with the first IP address. 12. A storage system according to claim 11, wherein, when the first controller migrates the one or more first logical volumes from the first storage subsystem to the second storage subsystem, the first controller further transfers information regarding SCSI device information related to the first IP address and the iSCSI device information related to the first IP address, which are used as a network communication protocol. 13. A storage system according to claim 12, wherein the controller instructs to transfer the information regarding the first IP address with the first data stored in the one or more first logical volume to the second storage subsystem. 14. A storage system according to claim 11, wherein the first storage subsystem and the second storage subsystem are coupled to a computer, wherein an access from the computer to the first storage subsystem and the second storage subsystem is performed by using iSCSI protocol. 15. A storage system according to claim 11, wherein the first controller transfers the first data to the second storage subsystem after transferring the information regarding the first IP address to the second storage subsystem. 16. A storage system according to claim 11, wherein the first storage subsystem and the second storage subsystem are coupled to a computer,wherein when the first controller sends an error message to the computer after transferring the information regarding the first IP address to the second storage subsystem.