Network bandwidth control for network storage

A machine implemented method comprising:

• providing a network connection to remote storage accessible to a local client using local storage access commands;
• allocating a predetermined amount of network bandwidth to the remote storage access;
• using local storage access commands to send remote storage access commands via the network;
• monitoring local client activities;
• and
• modifying the network bandwidth allocation to remote storage device access as a function of the monitored local client activities;
• wherein network bandwidth allocated to network access requests is increased in response to a user interface window associated with high storage access demand is placed in the background.

A storage device having instructions stored thereon for causing a machine to implement a method comprising:

• allocating network bandwidth to storage access requests as a function of a network bandwidth allocation;
• monitoring client system activities that produce network access requests and remote storage access requests;
• and
• modifying the network bandwidth allocation between network access requests and storage access requests as a function of monitored client system activities;
• wherein a network bandwidth allocated to storage access requests is increased while a client system boot is occurring.