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Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012

Filed:

Feb. 27, 2008
Applicants:

Goutham Rao, San Jose, CA (US);

Eric Brueggemann, Cupertino, CA (US);

Murali Bashyam, Fremont, CA (US);

Carter George, Portland, OR (US);

Mark Taylor, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Goutham Rao, San Jose, CA (US);

Eric Brueggemann, Cupertino, CA (US);

Murali Bashyam, Fremont, CA (US);

Carter George, Portland, OR (US);

Mark Taylor, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Mechanisms are provided for optimizing multiple files in an efficient format that allows maintenance of the original namespace. Multiple files and associated metadata are written to a suitcase file. The suitcase file includes index information for accessing compressed data associated with compacted files. A hardlink to the suitcase file includes an index number used to access the appropriate index information. A simulated link to a particular file maintains the name of the particular file prior to compaction.


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