System and method for chunk-based indexing of file system content
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a storage device configured to store data; and
a file system configured to manage access to said storage device and to store file system content including a plurality of files; and
a search engine configured to construct an index of said file system content;
wherein said file system is further configured to partition a given one of said plurality of files into a plurality of logical chunks; and
wherein constructing said index includes generating respective index information associated with each of said plurality of logical chunks.
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Abstract
A system and method for chunk-based indexing of file system content. In one embodiment, the system may include a storage device configured to store data and a file system configured to manage access to the storage device and to store file system content including a plurality of files. The system may further include a search engine configured to construct an index of the file system content. The file system may be further configured to partition a given one of the plurality of files into a plurality of logical chunks, and constructing an index may include generating respective index information associated with each of the plurality of logical chunks.
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24 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a storage device configured to store data; and
a file system configured to manage access to said storage device and to store file system content including a plurality of files; and
a search engine configured to construct an index of said file system content;
wherein said file system is further configured to partition a given one of said plurality of files into a plurality of logical chunks; and
wherein constructing said index includes generating respective index information associated with each of said plurality of logical chunks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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storing file system content including a plurality of files;
partitioning a given one of said plurality of files into a plurality of logical chunks;
and generating respective index information associated with each of said plurality of logical chunks. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-accessible medium comprising program instructions, wherein the program instructions are executable to:
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store file system content including a plurality of files;
partition a given one of said plurality of files into a plurality of logical chunks;
and generate respective index information associated with each of said plurality of logical chunks. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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