a method and system for replicating a file system organized as a data structure from a source server to a target server . the replication process preserves the order of the inode table entries from the source file system to in the target file system at all stages of the replication process , as well as the internal consistency of the replica of the data structure on the target server . this replication eliminates use and employment of a map as the order of the inode index is preserved during the replication process .