An address translation server recognizes and stores a characteristic of a storage device which forms a memory area. The address translation server creates and issues a command to the storage device by recognizing an access characteristic from a host computer and taking into consideration a characteristic of a storage device to which the command is issued. In addition, the storage device provides a resource which matches a requested access characteristic. An external storage device attributes setting program is provided so that the address translation server can dynamically execute, in accordance with changes in the access status from the host computer, an instruction to change an attribute to a storage device which forms a memory area. Furthermore, the storage device incorporates an LU attribute command receiving program which is used to change the internal control for obtaining a requested attribute.