Managing network shares utilizing filesystem snapshots comprising metadata characterizing network shares

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored therein program code of one or more software programs, wherein the program code when executed by at least one processing device causes the at least one processing device to perform steps of:

• identifying one or more network shares of a filesystem;
• storing, in the filesystem, at least one network share metadata file comprising metadata characterizing the identified one or more network shares of the filesystem;
• and
• generating a snapshot of the filesystem, the generated snapshot comprising the at least one network share metadata file;
• wherein the generated snapshot is utilizable for performing a recovery of the filesystem and the identified one or more network shares using at least a portion of the metadata from the at least one network share metadata file.

A method comprising:

• identifying one or more network shares of a filesystem;
• storing, in the filesystem, at least one network share metadata file comprising metadata characterizing the identified one or more network shares of the filesystem;
• and
• generating a snapshot of the filesystem, the generated snapshot comprising the at least one network share metadata file;
• wherein the generated snapshot is utilizable for performing a recovery of the filesystem and the identified one or more network shares using at least a portion of the metadata from the at least one network share metadata file;
• and
• wherein the method is performed by at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory.