US 12,481,565 B1
Metadata distribution across container-scalable file structures
Adrian Dobrean, Oakville (CA); and Sanath KS, Palakkad (IN)
Assigned to DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on May 24, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/673,903.
Int. Cl. G06F 11/14 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 11/1464 (2013.01) [G06F 11/1435 (2013.01); G06F 11/1451 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A backup device, comprising:
backup device storage configured to persistently maintain data and metadata related to distributed storage cluster backups according to a container-scalable file structure, the container-scalable file structure comprising:
a first level (L1) comprising at least one backup directory and a L1 metadata database;
a second level (L2) branching from each backup directory of the at least one backup directory, and comprising at least one container directory and a L2 metadata database; and
a third level (L3) branching from each container directory of the at least one container directory, and comprising a staging directory, a L3 metadata database, and a container data file.