1. A method of operating a file server system, the method comprising: receiving a first file associated with a data storage and retrieval model that utilizes a first file server protocol, wherein the first file has one or more file attributes that are used by the first file server protocol; storing the first file using a data storage and retrieval model that utilizes a second file server protocol; storing the one or more file attributes of the first file in one or more first associated files using a data storage and retrieval model that utilizes the second file server protocol; retrieving the first file stored using the data storage and retrieval model that utilizes the second file server protocol, resulting in a retrieved first file; retrieving the one or more first associated files; and restoring the one or more file attributes to the retrieved first file.