Symantec Operating Corporation

Naga Kishore Kommuri

Sree Hari Nagaralu

Yusuf Batterywala

Nookala Sunder Phani Kumar

Sunder Phani Kumar

Methods and computer program products that provide for extracting a portion of a file system for use as an independent file system and merging a file system into another file system are presented. One or more storage objects containing data from a multi-volume file system can be extracted from the multi-volume file system. One or more storage objects containing a first file system can be merged with one or more other storage objects containing a second file system, thus forming a merged file system.

Method and apparatus for splitting and merging file systems

A method and apparatus for utilizing a file change log is described. In one example, the access of a file is initially detected. The identifier of the entity accessing the file is recorded. Similarly, an indicia of identifying at least one portion of the file that was accessed by the entity is recorded. The file change log is then updated to reflect the identifier and the indicia.

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Maharastra, India

Naga Kishore Kommuri