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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
David A. Brettell, Vail, AZ (US);
Alan J. Fisher, Tucson, AZ (US);
Duke A. Lee, Tucson, AZ (US);
Alexander Nieves, Chandler, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A tool for adjusting available physical tape storage capacities. The tool determines an initial capacity size for one or more tapes, wherein the initial capacity size is a maximum physical storage capacity provided by the one or more tapes. The tool assigns the one or more tapes to a logical cluster based, at least in part, on the initial capacity size for the one or more tapes. The tool determines an initial storage capacity for the one or more tapes, wherein the initial storage capacity is a starting logical storage capacity that is less than the maximum physical storage capacity provided by the one or more tapes. The tool determines an incremental growth threshold for the one or more tapes. Responsive to a determination that the incremental growth threshold is exceeded, the tool increments a logical storage capacity of the one or more tapes by an incremental growth assignment.