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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2009
Applicants:
Anastasia Braginsky, Haifa, IL;
Shachar Fienblit, Ein Ayala, IL;
Inventors:
Anastasia Braginsky, Haifa, IL;
Shachar Fienblit, Ein Ayala, IL;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of selecting a target volume in a storage system is provided. The method comprises defining one or more parameters for a plurality of storage volumes in the storage system according to user preference; dynamically collecting information related to the parameters while the storage volumes are used; receiving a request to backup a first source volume in the storage system; and selecting or creating the target volume based on the collected information.