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Network storage system

  • US 20040143643A1
  • Filed: 07/08/2003
  • Published: 07/22/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network storage system for supplying a storage to a plurality of clients through a network;

  • wherein said system includes;

    a first device provided with a disk device; and

    a second device for managing the connection to said plurality of clients;

    wherein said first device allocates an area of said disk device to said second device;

    wherein said second device allocates a lower area of said area allocated from said first device to each of said plurality of clients; and

    wherein said second device is provided with means for translating a source network address to a specific network address to be transferred to said first device even when receiving a request from any one of a plurality of network addresses denoting said plurality of clients.

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