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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2015
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Yamasaki, Yokohama, JP;
Katsuya Niigata, Kawasaki, JP;
FUJITSU LIMITED, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A relaying apparatus placed between a control apparatus and a storage device in a storage apparatus includes a first connection unit, a second connection unit and a processor. The first connection unit is connected to a storage device. A detecting unit detects a link-down of the first connection unit. The processor executes a process in which, the address of the storage device that was connected to the first connection unit when the link-down has occurred to the first connection unit matches the address of the storage device connected to the second connection unit when the link-up has occurred to the second connection unit, and an access request is given from the control apparatus with an attached first identifier that identifies the first connection unit, data is forwarded via the second connection unit.