Storage apparatus, method for moving data, and storage system

A method for moving data among a plurality of storage apparatuses having storage units that store received data, the method comprising:

• transmitting investigation frames from a storage apparatus to a plurality of other storage apparatuses connected through a communication network;
• creating performance information for the plurality of other storage apparatuses on the basis of reception results of response frames transmitted in response to the investigation frames;
• determining a destination storage apparatus from among the plurality of other storage apparatuses on the basis of the created performance information;
• and
• executing a movement process in which the data is moved from the storage unit to the destination storage apparatus.

A storage system comprising:

• a plurality of storage apparatuses connected to one another through a communication network, the storage apparatuses each including:
• a storage unit that stores received data;
• and
• a processor to execute a process, the process including:
• transmitting investigation frames to the other storage apparatuses connected through the communication network;
• creating performance information for the plurality of other storage apparatuses on the basis of reception results of response frames transmitted in response to the investigation frames;
• determining a destination storage apparatus from among the plurality of other storage apparatuses on the basis of the created performance information;
• and
• executing a movement process in which the data is moved from the storage unit to the destination storage apparatus.