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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Emc Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jean-Pierre Bono, Westborough, MA (US);
Philippe Armangau, Acton, MA (US);
Daniel E. Cummins, Hudson, NH (US);
David W. Harvey, Newton Center, MA (US);
Assignee:
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/14 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/1412 (2013.01); G06F 3/0619 (2013.01); G06F 3/0653 (2013.01); G06F 3/0689 (2013.01); G06F 17/30129 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is used in recovering from metadata inconsistencies in storage systems. A metadata inconsistency is detected in a portion of a file system. The file system is managed by upper-layer component. The portion of the file system is recovered. Lower-layer component recovers the portion of the file system. The portion of the file system is validated. The upper-layer component validates the portion of the file system.