US 7,870,225 B2
Disk system adapted to be directly attached to networkGeneral
US 7,870,225 B2
Disk system adapted to be directly attached to network
Tech Center:
2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
Examiner:
Saleh Najjar
Art Unit:
2455 Computer Networks
Inventors:
Han-gyoo KIM
Assignee:
Priority:
10/13/00
Filed:
02/05/10
Granted:
01/11/11
Expiration:
02/13/23
Abstract
A network-attached disk (NAD) system is disclosed that includes an NAD device for receiving a disk access command from a host through a network, and a device driver at the host for controlling the NAD device through the network, where the device driver creates a virtual host bus adapter so that the host recognizes the NAD device as if it is a local device to the host. The host may run the UNIX or Windows family of operating systems. The NAD device includes a disk for storing data, a disk controller for controlling the disk, and a network adapter for receiving a disk access command from the host through a network port.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
G06G06F13/387G06F