Migration in a distributed file system
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1. A method comprising:
- a) creating a temporary target s-stub file, the temporary target s-stub file pointing to a source share;
b) creating a plurality of stub files in a target top-level directory on a target share, each stub file out of the plurality of stub files corresponding to source data, the source data comprising files and subdirectories in a source top-level directory on a source share, the plurality of stub files comprising source information, the source information associated with the temporary target s-stub file, a source s-stub file pointing to the source share; and
c) remapping the source s-stub to point to the target share.
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Abstract
A method includes creating a temporary target s-stub file. The temporary target s-stub file points to a source share. The method further includes creating a plurality of stub files in a target top-level directory on a target share. Each stub file out of the plurality of stub files corresponds to source data. The source data includes files and subdirectories in a source top-level directory on a source share. The plurality of stub files include source information, the source information is associated with the temporary target s-stub file, and a source s-stub file points to the source share. The method further includes remapping the source s-stub to point to the target share.
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24 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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a) creating a temporary target s-stub file, the temporary target s-stub file pointing to a source share; b) creating a plurality of stub files in a target top-level directory on a target share, each stub file out of the plurality of stub files corresponding to source data, the source data comprising files and subdirectories in a source top-level directory on a source share, the plurality of stub files comprising source information, the source information associated with the temporary target s-stub file, a source s-stub file pointing to the source share; and c) remapping the source s-stub to point to the target share. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable medium storing a software program that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
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a) create a temporary target s-stub file, the temporary target s-stub file pointing to a source share; b) create a plurality of stub files in a target top-level directory on a target share, each stub file out of the plurality of stub files corresponding to source data, the source data comprising files and subdirectories in a source top-level directory on a source share, the plurality of stub files comprising source information, the source information associated with the temporary target s-stub file, a source s-stub file pointing to the source share; and c) remap the source s-stub to point to the target share. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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