Method and system of providing replica files within a fileset
US7996361B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1435
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system of providing replica files within a fileset is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method is provided which comprises associating a source file and a replica file of the source file within a fileset, wherein the replica file of the source file comprises a virtual copy of the source file. In another embodiment wherein the source file comprises a metadata file system object and the replica file of the source file comprises a replica metadata file system object, the associating comprises generating a reference within the replica metadata file system object to the metadata file system object.
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