Patent ID: 11971848
Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 1:
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the request is a first request, wherein the file system operation is a first file system operation, wherein the source file handle is a first source file handle, wherein the source inode number is a first source inode number, wherein the source inode number segment is a first source inode number segment, wherein the destination inode number segment is a first destination inode number segment, wherein the destination inode number is a first destination inode number, wherein the destination file handle is a first destination file handle, and wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving, at the second computer, a second request that indicates a second file system operation, wherein the second request references a second source file handle of a second source file system, and wherein the second source file handle comprises an identifier of the second source file system;
determining the identifier of the first destination file system based on the identifier of the second source file system;
determining, from a second source inode number of the second source file handle, a second source inode number segment;
determining, from the second source inode number segment, a second destination inode number segment;
determining, from the second destination inode number segment, a second destination inode number; and
performing the second file system operation on the first destination file system using the second destination inode number and the identifier of the first destination file system.