公开(公告)号：US20220197944A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：US17130183

申请日：2020-12-22

Applicant: NetApp Inc.

Inventor： Nikhil Bhavadas Kaplingat ,  Mohankumar Ganesan ,  Rajasekar P ,  Guru Prashanth Thanakodi ,  Rashid Shabbir Nadaf

IPC: G06F16/907 ,  G06F16/906 ,  G06F16/9035 ,  G06F16/901

Abstract: Techniques are provided for a maintaining and utilizing a file index and a file version index. Metadata may be evaluated to identify constant attributes and modifiable attributes of files. A file index of a file catalog may be populated with the constant attributes. A file version index of the file catalog may be populated with the modifiable attributes as file versions of the files. In response to receiving a request for a file, the file index and the file version index are evaluated to identify a location of the file within a data source. Access to the file at the location within the data source is provided.