A storage control apparatus includes: a detector configured to detect a failure in one of a plurality of storages, each of a plurality of cabinets coupled in a cascade and having the plurality of storage units; a mover configured to move data in one or a plurality of first storages accommodated in a first cabinet including a failed storage having the failure detected by detector to one or a plurality of second storages accommodated in a second cabinet included in the plurality of cabinets; and a connection controller configured to control a first connection between the first cabinet and the plurality of cabinets other than the first cabinet and a second connection between the plurality of first storages in the first cabinet and the plurality of cabinets other than the first cabinet.