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A technique provides on-disk representations of multiple named data streams for a file system of a network storage appliance. The network storage appliance or filer includes a file system that implements a Write Anywhere File Layout (WAFL) disk format, wherein files are described by inodes of which

A technique provides on-disk representations of multiple named data streams for a file system of a network storage appliance. The network storage appliance or filer includes a file system that implements a Write Anywhere File Layout (WAFL) disk format, wherein files are described by inodes of which there may be various types, including directory and regular inodes. A named stream inode type is defined that represents named data streams in the WAFL file system. Multiple data streams may be stored on disk(s) of the filer as representations embodying the named stream inode type associated with a file. The names and file handles of the data streams are stored in a "hidden" directory within the file system that is referenced by the base mode. The hidden directory is represented as a stream_dir inode type.

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A technique provides on-disk representations of multiple named data streams for a file system of a network storage appliance. The network storage appliance or filer includes a file system that implements a Write Anywhere File Layout (WAFL) disk format, wherein files are described by inodes of which

A technique provides on-disk representations of multiple named data streams for a file system of a network storage appliance. The network storage appliance or filer includes a file system that implements a Write Anywhere File Layout (WAFL) disk format, wherein files are described by inodes of which there may be various types, including directory and regular inodes. A named stream inode type is defined that represents named data streams in the WAFL file system. Multiple data streams may be stored on disk(s) of the filer as representations embodying the named stream inode type associated with a file. The names and file handles of the data streams are stored in a "hidden" directory within the file system that is referenced by the base mode. The hidden directory is represented as a stream_dir inode type. andards & Interfaces, vol. 13, Nos. 1/3 pp. 221-230, Amsterdam, NL, Jan. 1991. Bertino, et al., Object-Oriented Database Management Systems: Concepts and issues,: Computer, vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 33-47, Los Alamitos, CA, Apr. 1991. Betz, et al, "Interoperable Objects: Laying the Foundation for Distributed Object Computing," Dr. Dobb's Journal, vol. 19, NO. 11, p. 18(13), Oct. 1994. Bevan, et al., "An Efficient Reference Counting Solution To The Distributed Garbage Collection Problem," Parallel Computing, NL, Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 179-192, Jan. 1989. Birrell, et al., "Distributed Garbage Collection for Network Objects," Digital Systems Research Center, NO. 116, pp. 1-18, Dec. 15, 1993. Birrell, et al., "Grapevine: An Exercise in Distributed Computing," Communications fo the ACM, vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 260-274, Apr. 1982. Birrell, et al., "Network Objects," DEC SRC Research Report 115, Feb. 28, 1995. Birrell, et al., "Implementing Remote Procedure Calls," ACM Transactions on Computer Systems, vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 3