Patent ID: 7136962

Claim:
A storage device controlling apparatus configured to be coupled to a storage device storing data and coupled to an information processing apparatus via a network, the apparatus being accommodated in a chassis, said apparatus comprising a circuit board accommodated in said chassis, said circuit board including: an I/O processor formed thereon, the I/O processor being configured to output to said storage device I/O requests corresponding to requests to input and output data from said information processing apparatus; an inner connector provided at an end to be located on an inner side of said chassis, at least said I/O processor and a power supply unit being connected through the inner connector; a file access processing section formed thereon, the file access processing section configured to accept said requests to input and output data on a file basis; and an electric power connector provided at an end to be located on an outer side of said chassis, electric power being supplied to said file access processing section through the electric power connector.