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AssigneeEMC Corporation
InventorsMadhav Mutalik, Faith M. Senie
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A file management system is disclosed for managing files stored on a mass storage subsystem in response to file management commands. The mass storage subsystem stores data on at least one storage device, said storage device including a series of blocks. The file management system comprises an operating system-independent file map, a file management command receiver module, and a file management command execution module. The operating system-independent file map stores information identifying, for each file, block information identifying blocks on which the file is stored. The file management command receiver module receives a file management command. The file management command execution module executes the file management command in relation to the operating system-independent file map.
A file management system for use in connection with a host and a mass storage subsystem, the mass storage subsystem storing data in at least one file on at least one storage device, said storage device including a series of blocks, the host processing an application program that accesses data in said at least one file through an operating system, the file management system managing files stored on said mass storage subsystem in response to file management commands directed thereto, the system comprising:
A file management method for managing files stored on a mass storage subsystem, the mass storage subsystem further being connected to a host, the mass storage subsystem storing data in at least one file on at least one storage device, said storage device including a series of blocks, the host processing an application program that accesses data in said at least one file through an operating system, the file management system managing files stored on said mass storage subsystem in response to file management commands directed thereto the method comprising the steps of:
A computer program product for use in connection with a computer to form a file management system, the file management system being for use in connection with a host and a mass storage subsystem, the mass storage subsystem storing data in at least one file on at least one storage device, said storage device including a series of blocks, the host processing an application program that accesses data in said at least one file through an operating system, the file management system managing files stored on said mass storage subsystem in response to file management commands directed thereto, the computer program product including a computer-readable medium having encoded thereon:
A digital data processing system comprising:
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