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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2009
Yoshihisa Aono, Kawasaki, JP;
Shoichi Murano, Kawasaki, JP;
Nobuyuki Kikuchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A disk array apparatus with a number of storage units aims at application of new control firmware to the storage units. The disk array apparatus includes a controlling unit controlling the storage units, which controlling unit includes a storing section storing control firmware to be applied; a monitoring section for monitoring a state of access to each storage unit to which the control firmware is to be applied; and an application instructing section instructing, on the basis of the result of the monitoring by the monitoring section, each the first storage unit to apply the first control firmware. In response to the instructing by the application instructing section, the control firmware is applied to each the storage unit.