Patent ID: 11930076
Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 12:
13. A system comprising: a production host comprising: a processor; and a memory operatively connected to the processor and comprising instructions, which when executed by the processor, perform a method for sharing files, the method comprising: receiving a request from a client for an asset located on the production host; retrieving file-system meta-data associated with the asset; analyzing the file-system meta-data to determine how to divide a data associated with the asset into slices, wherein the data comprises a plurality of files, wherein analyzing the file-system meta-data determines a total size, and a number, of the plurality of files; slicing the data associated with the asset into the slices based on the total size, and the number, of the plurality of files; and sending the slices to the client.