Apparatus and method for managing network storage, and computer product
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Dec 23, 2004
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Jul 16, 2002
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A network storage management apparatus is connected to a client and a storage device via a network. The network storage management apparatus includes a protocol converting unit that performs a conversion of NAS and SAN communication protocols and an internal protocol, a pool field that uses a B-Tree to store data that manages an available field of the storage device, a file space that uses the B-Tree to store data that manages an occupied field of the storage device, a field allocating unit that uses the data in the pool field to allocate the available field, and a field releasing unit that uses the data in the pool field and the file space to manage the storage device.
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