A network-attached disk (NAD) system is disclosed that includes an NAD device for receiving a disk access command from a host through a network, and a device driver at the host for controlling the NAD device through the network, where the device driver creates a virtual host bus adapter so that the host...http://www.google.de/patents/US20020069245?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20020069245 - Disk system adapted to be directly attached to network
