1. An apparatus comprising: a network interface; one or more storage media having a plurality of partitions; and one or more storage elements communicatively coupled to the one or more storage media and the network interface and configured to receive a packet from an external network via the network interface, the packet including an internet protocol (IP) address that uniquely identifies a selected subset of the plurality of partitions distinct from a non-selected subset of the plurality of partitions, the selected subset including at least two non-consecutive partitions, the packet further including a datagram having a command and a block address; and to access a block within a partition of the selected subset based at least in part on the command, the block address, and the IP address.