EFFICIENT FLASHCOPY BACKUP AND MOUNT, CLONE, OR RESTORE COLLISION AVOIDANCE USING DYNAMIC VOLUME ALLOCATION WITH REUSE
First Claim
1. A method for efficient Flashcopy backup and mount, clone, or restore collision avoidance using dynamic volume allocation with reuse by a processor device in a computing environment, the method comprising:
- performing at least one attempt to reuse an existing FlashCopy target volume that is not currently being used for at least one of a mount task, a clone task, and a restore task at the same time for a FlashCopy backup;
wherein, if the at least one attempt to reuse the existing FlashCopy target volume fails;
dynamically allocating a new Flashcopy target volume for the Flashcopy backup.
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Abstract
For efficient Flashcopy backup and mount, clone, or restore collision avoidance with reuse using dynamic volume allocation, performing at least one attempt to reuse an existing FlashCopy target volume that is not currently being used for at least one of a mount task, a clone task, and a restore task at the same time for a FlashCopy backup. If the at least one attempt to reuse the existing FlashCopy target volume fails, dynamically allocate a new Flashcopy target volume for the Flashcopy backup.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for efficient Flashcopy backup and mount, clone, or restore collision avoidance using dynamic volume allocation with reuse by a processor device in a computing environment, the method comprising:
performing at least one attempt to reuse an existing FlashCopy target volume that is not currently being used for at least one of a mount task, a clone task, and a restore task at the same time for a FlashCopy backup;
wherein, if the at least one attempt to reuse the existing FlashCopy target volume fails;dynamically allocating a new Flashcopy target volume for the Flashcopy backup. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for efficient Flashcopy backup and mount, clone, or restore collision avoidance using dynamic volume allocation with reuse in a computing environment, the system comprising:
at least one processor device operable in the computing storage environment, wherein processor device; performs at least one attempt to reuse an existing FlashCopy target volume that is not currently being used for at least one of a mount task, a clone task, and a restore task at the same time for a FlashCopy backup;
wherein, if the at least one attempt to reuse the existing FlashCopy target volume fails;dynamically allocates a new Flashcopy target volume for the Flashcopy backup. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for efficient Flashcopy backup and mount, clone, or restore collision avoidance using dynamic volume allocation with reuse in a computing environment by a processor device, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
a first executable portion that performs at least one attempt to reuse an existing FlashCopy target volume that is not currently being used for at least one of a mount task, a clone task, and a restore task at the same time for a FlashCopy backup;
wherein, if the at least one attempt to reuse the existing FlashCopy target volume fails;dynamically allocates a new Flashcopy target volume for the Flashcopy backup. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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