Each controller moves authority for access processing to data in a logical area allocated to the controller between the controllers, for a first storage area in which there is data related to the logical areas of the plurality of controllers by moving the authority for the access processing from a first controller to a second controller. Each of the first controller and the second controller writes data after update related to a write request to the storage area allocated to the own controller and deletes data before update in the first storage area, and moves data for which the own controller has the authority for the access processing in the first storage area to another storage area allocated to the own controller while taking over the allocation of the first storage area in relocation processing of relocating data.