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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2020
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Matthew Sanchez, Tucson, AZ (US);
Theresa Mary Brown, Tucson, AZ (US);
Nedlaya Yazzie Francisco, Tucson, AZ (US);
Nicolas Marc Clayton, Warrington, GB;
David Brent Schreiber, Tucson, AZ (US);
Mark L. Lipets, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jared Michael Minch, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method according to one aspect includes receiving an indication of a track range to be released within a storage volume; identifying a data backup within a backup storage space for the storage volume that corresponds to the track range; and releasing the track range within the storage volume in response to determining that the corresponding data backup has expired within the backup storage space.