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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2003
Guerney D. H. Hunt, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Lily B. Mummert, Mahopac, NY (US);
William G. Pope, Somers, NY (US);
Guerney D. H. Hunt, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Lily B. Mummert, Mahopac, NY (US);
William G. Pope, Somers, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and computer program for managing multi-tiered resource systems, such as Storage Area Networks (SANs). Resource tiers in the resource system are examined to if they are in compliance with a management policy. If a resource tier is not in compliance with the management policy, a processing operation automatically increases available capacity in containers in order to bring the containers in compliance with the management policy. The management policy may, for example, include a requirement that an expiration date of the resource tier occur after a maintenance date.