Method, system, and article of manufacture for managing storage pools
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method for pooling of storage, the method comprising:
- assigning volume attributes to a plurality of physical volumes;
assigning pool attributes to a plurality of storage pools, wherein the pool attributes include policies for borrowing and returning the plurality of physical volumes to and from the plurality of storage pools; and
allocating one of the plurality of physical volumes to one of the plurality of storage pools based on the volume attributes of the one of the plurality of physical volumes and the pool attributes of the one of the plurality of storage pools.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for pooling of storage. Volume attributes are assigned to a plurality of physical volumes. Pool attributes are assigned to a plurality of storage pools, wherein the pool attributes include policies for borrowing and returning the plurality of physical volumes to and from the plurality of storage pools. One of the plurality of physical volumes is allocated to one of the plurality of storage pools based on the volume attributes of the one of the plurality of physical volumes and the pool attributes of the one of the plurality of storage pools.
-
Citations
30 Claims
-
1. A method for pooling of storage, the method comprising:
-
assigning volume attributes to a plurality of physical volumes;
assigning pool attributes to a plurality of storage pools, wherein the pool attributes include policies for borrowing and returning the plurality of physical volumes to and from the plurality of storage pools; and
allocating one of the plurality of physical volumes to one of the plurality of storage pools based on the volume attributes of the one of the plurality of physical volumes and the pool attributes of the one of the plurality of storage pools. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. A system for pooling of storage, the system comprising:
-
a plurality of physical volumes;
a plurality of storage pools;
means for assigning volume attributes to the plurality of physical volumes;
means for assigning pool attributes to the plurality of storage pools, wherein the pool attributes include policies for borrowing and returning the plurality of physical volumes to and from the plurality of storage pools; and
means for allocating one of the plurality of physical volumes to one of the plurality of storage pools based on the volume attributes of the one of the plurality of physical volumes and the pool attributes of the one of the plurality of storage pools. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
-
21. An article of manufacture for pooling of storage, wherein the article of manufacture causes operations, the operations comprising:
-
assigning volume attributes to a plurality of physical volumes;
assigning pool attributes to a plurality of storage pools, wherein the pool attributes include policies for borrowing and returning the plurality of physical volumes to and from the plurality of storage pools; and
allocating one of the plurality of physical volumes to one of the plurality of storage pools based on the volume attributes of the one of the plurality of physical volumes and the pool attributes of the one of the plurality of storage pools. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
-
Specification