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Method, system, and article of manufacture for managing storage pools

  • US 20040044827A1
  • Filed: 08/29/2002
  • Published: 03/04/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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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.

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