Patent ID: 7865588

Claim:
A network storage system, comprising: a storage server system comprising at least two data storage servers that each comprise: a network interface operable to transmit/receive communications to/from a network infrastructure; at least one data storage device; a processor operable to receive, from said network interface, an iSCSI network command and generate, to carry out said iSCSI network command, one or more device specific commands for said at least one data storage device; and a host computer comprising: a host network interface operable to transmit/receive communications to/from a network infrastructure; and a host processor operable to: receive a storage command from a host application; determine if said at least two data storage servers are needed to complete said storage command; generate one or more iSCSI network commands to carry out said storage command; and transmit said one or more iSCSI network commands to each of said at least two data storage servers using said host network interface.