Virtual File System Supporting Multi-Tiered Storage

A system in a network, comprising:

• a first computing device operable to store data;
• a second computing device operable to maintain metadata for the data;
• and
• a virtual file system comprising:
• a plurality of distributed processors, and
• a plurality of resiliency nodes, wherein:
• each distributed processor of the plurality of distributed processors is operable to manage metadata associated with particular data,
• each resiliency node is operable to store resiliency information,
• the resiliency information is generated by the plurality of distributed processors,
• in the event that the particular data is determined to be corrupt, the resiliency information on one or more resiliency nodes of the plurality of resiliency nodes is used to recover the particular data, and
• each of the plurality of distributed processors is operable to determine the one or more resiliency nodes of the plurality of resiliency nodes that store the resiliency information used to recover the particular data.