| abstract |
A data storage system, and more particularly, a network attached storage system that supports multiple storage device types simultaneously. A network connection system, apparatus, and method have a plurality of storage device types such as a fiber channel storage device, an ATA storage device, a serial connection SCSI storage device, a serial ATA storage device, and a solid state storage device. Supports storage devices. Each storage device having a different storage device type is associated with a set of management rules. The management rules, for example, identify the dedicated storage device, set the dedicated storage device, send a disk protocol message to the dedicated storage device, process the disk protocol message received from the dedicated storage device, and Rules for handling exceptional conditions may be included. [Selection] Figure 7 |