Data management of UNIX file systems

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions for performing a method, comprising machine executable code which when executed by at least one machine, causes the machine to:

• receive a request for a file system implemented by an operating system of a computing device with access to data stored by a storage system;
• wherein the request is for a storage service associated with the data;
• retrieve instructions from a predetermined location corresponding to a file system type that varies based on a protocol used by the computing device to communicate with the storage system and an operating system type to execute an operation for the request;
• wherein predetermined locations store a plurality of instructions corresponding to file system and operating system types for executing storage service related operations;
• and
• execute the operation based on the retrieved instructions using a plugin interfacing with the storage system for a storage related function and an application plugin interfacing with an application that accesses the data;
• wherein when the operation is a validate operation a restore type operation is selected based on the file system type;
• wherein a first restore type operation is selected when a current state of the file system and a backup state of the file system are the same and a second restore type operation is selected when the current state and the backup state are different.

A system comprising:

• a memory containing machine readable medium comprising machine executable code having stored thereon instructions;
• and a processor module coupled to the memory, the processor module configured to execute the machine executable code to:
• receive a request for a file system implemented by an operating system of a computing device with access to data stored by a storage system;
• wherein the request is for a storage service associated with the data;
• retrieve instructions from a predetermined location corresponding to a file system type that varies based on a protocol used by the computing device to communicate with the storage system and an operating system type to execute an operation for the request;
• wherein predetermined locations store a plurality of instructions corresponding to file system and operating system types for executing storage service related operations;
• and
• execute the operation based on the retrieved instructions using a plugin interfacing with the storage system for a storage related function and an application plugin interfacing with an application that accesses the data;
• wherein when the operation is a validate operation a restore type operation is selected based on the file system type;
• wherein a first restore type operation is selected when a current state of the file system and a backup state of the file system are the same and a second restore type operation is selected when the current state and the backup state are different.