Patent ID: 8200898

Claim:
A storage apparatus comprising: a controller, in a casing of a plurality of casings, being adapted to transmit data received from at least one of a plurality of computers to at least one of a plurality of storage areas via an interface other than a Serial ATA (SATA) interface; a plurality of first drive units each comprising a converter and a first type drive, the converter converting a communication with the interface other than the SATA interface into a communication with a SATA interface, the first type drive having the SATA interface and at least one of the plurality of storage areas; and another casing of the plurality of casings comprising either the plurality of first drive units or a plurality of second drive units, each of the plurality of second drive units comprising a second type drive having the interface other than the SATA interface, wherein the controller is adapted to acquire information of at least one drive in at least one drive unit comprised in the another casing so that a software program on at least one of the plurality of computers can cause to display the type of interface of the at least one drive in the at least one drive unit comprised in the another casing.