The computer 600 may operate in a networked environment using logical connections to remote computing nodes and computer systems through a LAN 616. The chipset 606 may include functionality for providing network connectivity through a network interface controller (NIC) 622, such as a gigabit Ethernet adapter. The NIC 622 may be capable of connecting the computer 600 to other computing nodes over the LAN 616. It should be appreciated that multiple NICs 622 may be present in the computer 600, connecting the computer to other types of networks and remote computer systems.

The computer 600 may be connected to a mass storage device 628 that provides non-volatile storage for the computer. The mass storage device 628 may store system programs, application programs, other program modules, and data, which have been described in greater detail herein. The mass storage device 628 may be connected to the computer 600 through a storage controller 624 connected to the chipset 606. The mass storage device 628 may comprise of one or more physical storage units. The storage controller 624 may interface with the physical storage units through a serial attached SCSI (SAS) interface, a serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) interface, a fiber channel (FC) interface, or other type of interface for physically connecting and transferring data between computers and physical storage units.