1. A method for accessing an object in a storage network, comprising: receiving NAS (Network Attached Storage) file handles that include locations of objects on a source file server; sending as representative of the objects, a switch file handles that are independent of the locations; mirroring a namespace, that includes the locations of the objects on the source file server and is stored on the source file server, to a destination file server; replicating the objects from the source file server to the destination file server; and responsive to receiving a request to modify an object associated with the namespace, sending the request to both the namespace and the mirrored namespace.