Replicating metadata associated with a file

A system, comprising:

• a replication module to provide instructions that replicate a file with metadata from a source location to a target location;
• a processor to execute the instructions provided by the replication module,
• wherein the instructions direct the processor to:
• access a first file with a first unique identifier at the source location in a storage device, wherein metadata corresponding to the first file is stored in a first database with the first unique identifier;
• replicate the first file to produce a second file at the target location, the second file having a second unique identifier;
• replicate the metadata and the first unique identifier to a second database;
• and
• map the second unique identifier to the first unique identifier in the second database.

A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium, comprising instructions configured to direct a processor to:

• access a first file with a first unique identifier at a source location in a storage device, wherein metadata corresponding to the first file is stored in a first database with the first unique identifier;
• replicate the first file to produce a second file at a target location, the second file having a second unique identifier;
• replicate the metadata and the first unique identifier to a second database;
• and
• map the second unique identifier to the first unique identifier in the second database.