Disk storage with modifiable data management function
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1. A disk storage device comprising:
- a disk storage medium;
a disk controller for accessing said disk storage medium to read/write data thereon;
an interface for connecting said disk storage device to a network;
object management means for converting a control command containing an object identifier received through said interface into a control command containing physical address information of said disk storage medium and for feeding the thus converted control command to said disk controller; and
object management modification means for modifying a function of said object management means in response to a modification request message received through said interface.
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Abstract
A disk storage device comprising; a disk controller for accessing a disk storage medium to read/write data thereon, an object management program for converting a control command containing an object identifier received through a network interface into a control command containing physical address information of the disk storage medium and for feeding the thus converted control command to the disk controller, an object management modification program for modifying a function of the object management program in response to a modification request message received through the network interface, and a processor for carrying out these programs.
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1. A disk storage device comprising:
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a disk storage medium;
a disk controller for accessing said disk storage medium to read/write data thereon;
an interface for connecting said disk storage device to a network;
object management means for converting a control command containing an object identifier received through said interface into a control command containing physical address information of said disk storage medium and for feeding the thus converted control command to said disk controller; and
object management modification means for modifying a function of said object management means in response to a modification request message received through said interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A disk storage device comprising:
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a disk storage medium;
a network interface;
a disk controller having an object management function for converting a high-level read/write command, which is received through said network interface and containing an object identifier specifying an access target, into a low-level read/write command containing physical address information of said disk storage medium to access to said disk storage medium; and
object management modification means for modifying said object management function in response to a modification request message received through said network interface.
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