Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for managing snapshots of a file system. In accordance with one implementation, the method includes receiving, by a processing device, a request to access a snapshot of a file system and in response to determining that the requested snapshot is active, providing, to the user account, access to the requested snapshot. The method also includes in response to determining that the requested snapshot is inactive: activating the requested snapshot, providing to the user account, after the activating, access to the requested snapshot; and in response to determining, after the activating, that a number of active snapshots exceeds a threshold number of active snapshots, selecting an active snapshot and deactivating the selected active snapshot, wherein the threshold number of active snapshots corresponds to a limit on resources of the file system that are devoted to active snapshots.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for managing snapshots of a file system. In accordance with one implementation, the method includes receiving, by a processing device, a request to access a snapshot of a file system and in response to determining that the requested snapshot is active, providing, to the user account, access to the requested snapshot. The method also includes in response to determining that the requested snapshot is inactive: activating the requested snapshot, providing to the user account, after the activating, access to the requested snapshot; and in response to determining, after the activating, that a number of active snapshots exceeds a threshold number of active snapshots, selecting an active snapshot and deactivating the selected active snapshot, wherein the threshold number of active snapshots corresponds to a limit on resources of the file system that are devoted to active snapshots.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for managing snapshots of a distributed file system. In accordance with one implementation, a list of snapshots of a file system is presented to a user, where the snapshots include one or more active snapshots and one or more inactive snapshots. A request by the user to access one of the snapshots in the list is received. In response to determining that the requested snapshot is active, the user is provided access to the requested snapshot. In response to determining that the requested snapshot is inactive, the requested snapshot is activated and the user is provided access to the requested snapshot.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for managing snapshots of a distributed file system. In accordance with one implementation, a list of snapshots of a file system is presented to a user, where the snapshots include one or more active snapshots and one or more inactive snapshots. A request by the user to access one of the snapshots in the list is received. In response to determining that the requested snapshot is active, the user is provided access to the requested snapshot. In response to determining that the requested snapshot is inactive, the requested snapshot is activated and the user is provided access to the requested snapshot.

Abstract: Systems and methods for indexing and searching an event log to determine whether an object of a file system is current. An example method may comprise: arranging a plurality of events into multiple segments, the plurality of events comprising operations affecting a plurality of objects; generating multiple indexes in view of the one or more segments, the indexes comprising a composite index representing the plurality of objects modified by the plurality of events; and inspecting the composite index to determine an object of the plurality of objects is modified by at least one of the plurality of events.