Storage apparatus and controlling method of storage apparatus

Abstract

A storage apparatus including: a first controller that generates an access to a storage device; the first controller includes: a first relay unit configured to relay the access to the storage device; and an access control unit configured to be activated after activation of the first relay unit and to relay the access to the storage device via a second relay unit; and a second controller that includes the second relay unit and generates the access to the storage device, wherein when the first relay unit receives a connection request for an access path between the first relay unit and the storage device from the second controller, the first relay unit establishes the access path to the storage device irrespective of an activation state of the access control unit.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.