Patent ID: 7827328

Claim:
A disk storage device, comprising: at least one disk unit configured to store data; a first processor communicatively coupled to said disk unit to access data in said disk unit; and a second processor communicatively coupled to said first processor and to at least one network interface to operate a file system for organizing said access of said data in said disk unit and a network entity for processing at least one request received from said network interface to use said file system for said access of said data to create at least one access response to said request said disk storage unit further comprises a first of said disk unit as a hard disk unit including a disk base; a spindle motor mounted on said disk base and rotatably coupled to at least one disk to create at least one rotating disk surface; a voice coil motor pivotably mounted to said disk base to position at least one slider over said rotating disk surface; and wherein said first processor communicatively coupled to said disk unit, further comprises said first processor controllably coupled said spindle motor and to said voice coil motor, and communicatively coupled with said slider to access data on said rotating disk surface; and wherein said second processor communicatively coupled to said first processor and to at least one network interface to further operate said file system for organizing said access to said data on said rotating disk surface.