Method and apparatus for controlling a plurality of storage devices connected
to a host server system from a network server system are provided. One embodiment
provides a method for controlling a plurality of devices connected to a host system,
comprising: receiving, by an input/output processor (IOP) on a network server system,
a device request from a network server operating system; determining to which one
of the plurality of devices is the device request directed; creating a host system
request for the one of the plurality of devices; and sending the host system request
to an IOP of the host system. Another embodiment provides a medium containing program
code that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method
for controlling a plurality of devices connected to a host system.
