Pluggable storage system for distributed file systems

A method for managing data, comprising:nstoring a file in a first storage system having a first file system, wherein the first storage system is selected by a storage abstraction layer based at least in part on whether file system functionality associated with usage statistics of the file is supported by the first file system of the first storage system;receiving an initial instruction associated with performing a first action in relation to a file stored in a first storage system;determining that the initial instruction associated with performing the first action is not supported by the first storage system based at least in part on metadata associated with the first storage system, wherein the metadata associated with the first storage system is stored in meta store that includes information respectively associated with one or more storage systems;in response to determining that the initial instruction associated with performing the first action is not supported by the first storage system, identifying a combination of instructions to the first storage system, wherein the identifying of the combination of instructions includes storing an update in a second file and merging the second file with the file after the update is complete, wherein the combination of instructions is based on the initial instruction and performs the first action by performing a series of actions that have a collective result that is equivalent to a result of the first action, and wherein the combination of instructions are determined based at least in part on the metadata associated with the first storage system, and wherein the metadata associated with the first storage system indicates a mechanism for accessing a file system corresponding to the first storage system;performing the identified combination of instructions on the file stored in the first storage system; andstoring results of the performed identified combination of instructions.

A system for managing data, comprising a storage device and a processor configured to:nstore a file in a first storage system having a first file system, wherein the first storage system is selected by a storage abstraction layer based at least in part on whether file system functionality associated with usage statistics of the file is supported by the first file system of the first storage systemreceive an initial instruction associated with performing a first action in relation to a file stored in a first storage system;determine that the initial instruction associated with performing the first action is not supported by the first storage system based at least in part on metadata associated with the first storage system, wherein the metadata associated with the first storage system is stored in meta store that includes information respectively associated with one or more storage systems;in response to determining that the initial instruction associated with performing the first action is not supported by the first storage system, identify a combination of instructions to the first storage system, wherein to identify the combination of instructions includes to store an update in a second file and merging the second file with the file after the update is complete, wherein the combination of instructions is based on the initial instruction and performs the first action by performing a series of actions that have a collective result that is equivalent to a result of the first action, and wherein the combination of instructions are determined based at least in part on the metadata associated with the first storage system, and wherein the metadata associated with the first storage system indicates a mechanism for accessing a file system corresponding to the first storage system;perform the identified combination of instructions on the file stored in the first storage system; andstore results of the performed identified combination of instructions.

A computer program product for processing data, comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having program instructions embodied therein for:nstoring a file in a first storage system having a first file system, wherein the first storage system is selected by a storage abstraction layer based at least in part on whether file system functionality associated with usage statistics of the file is supported by the first file system of the first storage system;receiving an initial instruction associated with performing a first action in relation to a file stored in a first storage system;determining that the initial instruction associated with performing the first action is not supported by the first storage system based at least in part on metadata associated with the first storage system, wherein the metadata associated with the first storage system is stored in meta store that includes information respectively associated with one or more storage systems;in response to determining that the initial instruction associated with performing the first action is not supported by the first storage system, identifying a combination of instructions to the first storage system, wherein the identifying of the combination of instructions includes storing an update in a second file and merging the second file with the file after the update is complete, wherein the combination of instructions is based on the initial instruction and performs the first action by performing a series of actions that have a collective result that is equivalent to a result of the first action, and wherein the combination of instructions are determined based at least in part on the metadata associated with the first storage system, and wherein the metadata associated with the first storage system indicates a mechanism for accessing a file system corresponding to the first storage system;performing the identified combination of instructions on the file stored in the first storage system; andstoring results of the performed identified combination of instructions.