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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
May. 25, 2021
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Furo, Tokyo, JP;
Shinya Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Hayakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Shirasu, Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To automate processing of agent software which operates in a storage apparatus. A storage system includes: a storage apparatus including a storage device which stores data and one or two or more pieces of agent software, and a controller for controlling the agent software; and a server that transmits and receives information to and from the storage apparatus via a network, wherein the controller: activates the agent software and monitors a status of the agent software; and causes the agent software to execute processing on condition that the status of the agent software is standby.