1. A method on a client information processing system for providing access to a snapshot dataset, comprising: generating a link, wherein the link specifies an inode number of a source file and wherein the link does not specify a snapshot dataset identifier; retrieving, upon activation of the link, a snapshot identifier corresponding to a most recent snapshot dataset; identifying the most recent snapshot dataset using the snapshot identifier; and determining whether the most recent snapshot dataset includes an inode corresponding to the inode number specified in the link.