Method and apparatus for accessing files stored in a storage access network (SAN) or network attached storange (NAS)

摘要

A storage access method is disclosed that can during normal operation autonomously determine and handle file access problems in SAN or NAS storage systems. A method for accessing files stored in such system has an access rate determining phase, during which an initial portion of a file is accessed through a particular link by reading or writing and an access rate is measured, and an access phase, during which either the remainder of said file is accessed through the link or through another link, or another file is accessed through the particular link.