Network storage system
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1. A network storage system for supplying a storage to a plurality of clients through a network, said system comprising:
- a first device provided with a disk device; and
a second device for managing a connection to said plurality of clients and relaying an access request issued from a client to said disk device,wherein said first device allocates a portion of said disk device to said second device,wherein said second device divides said portion allocated by said first device into a plurality of portions, and allocates each of the plurality of portions to a respective one of each of said plurality of clients,wherein said second device is provided with means for translating a source network address of said client to a specific network address of the second device, the specific network address to be transferred to said first device, such that the means for translating translates each of a plurality of network addresses of each of said plurality of clients to the specific network address of the second device, andwherein said second device adds a preset name of said portion allocated by said first device to a file name included in said access request received from said client and transfers said file name along with said preset name to said first device.
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Abstract
A network storage system for providing many clients with file services is structured to enable layered management of clients. A client management device is disposed between each client and a network file device provided with a disk unit. The network file device allocates a disk area to the client management device, and sets and manages access privileges of the client management device. The client management device allocates a disk area to each clients and sets and manages the access privileges of each client.
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1. A network storage system for supplying a storage to a plurality of clients through a network, said system comprising:
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a first device provided with a disk device; and a second device for managing a connection to said plurality of clients and relaying an access request issued from a client to said disk device, wherein said first device allocates a portion of said disk device to said second device, wherein said second device divides said portion allocated by said first device into a plurality of portions, and allocates each of the plurality of portions to a respective one of each of said plurality of clients, wherein said second device is provided with means for translating a source network address of said client to a specific network address of the second device, the specific network address to be transferred to said first device, such that the means for translating translates each of a plurality of network addresses of each of said plurality of clients to the specific network address of the second device, and wherein said second device adds a preset name of said portion allocated by said first device to a file name included in said access request received from said client and transfers said file name along with said preset name to said first device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A network storage system connected to a network to which a plurality of clients are connected, said system comprising:
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a network file device for managing a plurality of disk devices; and a client management device for relaying an access request issued from a client to a disk device and translating an address of the client to an address of the client management device, so as to access said disk device, wherein the client management device translates each of a plurality of addresses of each of the plurality of clients to the address of the client management device, wherein said network file device allocates a portion of each of the plurality of said disk devices to said client management device, wherein said client management device divides said portion allocated by said network file device into a plurality of portions, and allocates each of the plurality of portions to a respective one of each of said plurality of clients, and wherein said client management device adds a preset name of said portion allocated by said network file device to a file name included in said access request received from said client and transfers said file name along with said preset name to said network file device.
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11. A network storage system connected to a network to which a plurality of clients are connected, said system comprising:
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a network file device for managing a plurality of disk devices; and a client management device for relaying an access request issued from a client to a disk device, wherein said network file device allocates a predetermined portion of each of said plurality of disk devices to said client management device, wherein said client management device divides said predetermined portion allocated by the network file device into a plurality of portions, and allocates each of the plurality of portions of said predetermined portion to a respective one of each of said plurality of clients, and wherein said client management device adds a preset name of said portion allocated by said network file device to a file name included in said access request received from said client and transfers said file name along with said preset name to said network file device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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