Network-attached storage device having a connection to a local user device
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1. A network-attached storage device configured to be in communication with a local device, comprising:
- a plurality of storage devices to store data;
a first interface to establish communication with a network;
a second interface to establish communication with the local device;
at least one processor to;
selectively enable the second interface to establish communication with the local device;
perform RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) partitioning of the data stored in the plurality of storage devices, where the RAID partitioning of the data comprises organizing the data across the plurality of storage devices according to a RAID storage technique; and
provide status information of the plurality of storage devices to the local device in response to detecting connection of the local device to the network-attached storage device, wherein the status information includes a file structure of the data stored in the plurality of storage devices; and
a peripheral device interface to transfer data between the network or the local device and a peripheral device connected to the network-attached storage device.
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Abstract
A network-attached storage apparatus is configured to be in communication with a local device. The apparatus includes storage devices for storing data, one interface for establishing communication with the network and another interface for establishing communication with the local device. A processor enables the interfaces to alternatively establish communication with the local device or the network.
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1. A network-attached storage device configured to be in communication with a local device, comprising:
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a plurality of storage devices to store data; a first interface to establish communication with a network; a second interface to establish communication with the local device; at least one processor to; selectively enable the second interface to establish communication with the local device; perform RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) partitioning of the data stored in the plurality of storage devices, where the RAID partitioning of the data comprises organizing the data across the plurality of storage devices according to a RAID storage technique; and provide status information of the plurality of storage devices to the local device in response to detecting connection of the local device to the network-attached storage device, wherein the status information includes a file structure of the data stored in the plurality of storage devices; and a peripheral device interface to transfer data between the network or the local device and a peripheral device connected to the network-attached storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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storing, by a network-attached storage device that includes a first interface, a second interface and a peripheral device interface, data in a plurality of storage devices; communicating, by the network-attached storage device, with a network through the first interface; communicating, by the network-attached storage device, with a local device through the second interface; selectively enabling, by at least one processor in the network-attached storage device, the second interface to establish communication with the local device; transferring data between the network or the local device and a peripheral device through the peripheral device interface; performing, by the at least one processor, RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) partitioning of the data across the plurality of storage devices, where the RAID partitioning of the data comprises organizing the data across the plurality of storage devices according to a RAID storage technique; and in response to detecting connection of the local device to the network-attached storage device, providing, by the at least one processor, status information of the plurality of storage devices to the local device, wherein the status information includes a file structure of the data stored in the plurality of storage devices. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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