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Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022

Filed:

Aug. 10, 2020
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Nedlaya Yazzie Francisco, Tucson, AZ (US);

Theresa Mary Brown, Tucson, AZ (US);

Nicolas Marc Clayton, Warrington, GB;

David Fei, Tucson, AZ (US);

Terry O'Connor, High Peak, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 11/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0619 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01); G06F 3/0631 (2013.01); G06F 3/0644 (2013.01); G06F 3/0653 (2013.01); G06F 3/0656 (2013.01); G06F 11/1451 (2013.01); G06F 11/1464 (2013.01); G06F 11/1469 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer-implemented method according to one aspect includes receiving a request to increase a size of a backup storage space for a storage volume; adding additional extents to the backup storage space in response to the request; identifying a current extent location within the backup storage space; determining whether any filled extent locations exist between the current extent location and the additional extents added to the backup storage space; and conditionally utilizing the additional extents added to the backup storage space, based on the determining.


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