According to the invention, a database combining module, such as a software on a server, is used together with a resource manager software of a disk storage system in which a database is stored. A resource allocation for the disk storage system is determined to satisfy specifications requested by a user provided to a database combining module. Host paths and volumes are allocated and snapshots are controlled based on the processing of these software modules.

 
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