PRESENTING A FILE SYSTEM FOR A FILE CONTAINING ITEMS
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1. A volume access system, comprising:
- a processing system configured to process at least a portion of each of a plurality of virtual disk files to generate an aggregate file system view that represents the plurality of virtual disk files as a single hierarchical data volume comprising a plurality of items within the plurality of virtual disk files; and
a network interface operatively coupled with the processing system and configured to communicate the aggregate file system view for traversal by a plurality of clients.
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Abstract
What is disclosed is a volume access system. The volume access system includes a processing system configured to process at least a portion of each of a plurality of virtual disk files to generate an aggregate file system view that represents the plurality of virtual disk files as a single hierarchical data volume comprising a plurality of items within the plurality of virtual disk files. The volume access system also includes a network interface operatively coupled with the processing system and configured to communicate the aggregate file system view for traversal by a plurality of clients.
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1. A volume access system, comprising:
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a processing system configured to process at least a portion of each of a plurality of virtual disk files to generate an aggregate file system view that represents the plurality of virtual disk files as a single hierarchical data volume comprising a plurality of items within the plurality of virtual disk files; and a network interface operatively coupled with the processing system and configured to communicate the aggregate file system view for traversal by a plurality of clients. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. One or more computer readable storage media having program instructions stored thereon for facilitating aggregate file system views of virtual environments that, when executed by a processing system, direct the processing system to at least:
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obtain a first file system view of at least a virtual disk file, the first file system view comprising a first plurality of items within the virtual disk file; obtain a second file system view of a condensed backup file, the second file system view comprising a second plurality of items within the condensed backup file; and generate an aggregate file system view comprising the first file system view of the virtual disk file and the second file system view of the condensed backup file. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of operating a volume access system, the method comprising:
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processing at least a condensed backup file to generate a file system view of the condensed backup file comprising a plurality of items within the condensed backup file; providing the file system view of the condensed backup file over a network interface as a hierarchical data volume for a client device; receiving over the network interface a file operation command generated on the client device for a target item of the hierarchical data volume; in response to the file operation command, performing the file operation command on a first item of the plurality of items within the condensed backup file corresponding to the target item. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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