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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2010
Herman Aranguren, Tucson, AZ (US);
Franklin E. Mccune, Tucson, AZ (US);
David C. Reed, Tucson, AZ (US);
Max D. Smith, Tucson, AZ (US);
Herman Aranguren, Tucson, AZ (US);
Franklin E. McCune, Tucson, AZ (US);
David C. Reed, Tucson, AZ (US);
Max D. Smith, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for using an alias volume name for a volume to allocate space to a data set. An assignment of a plurality of volumes to a data set is maintained, wherein the volumes are configured in a storage system. A request is received to extend the data set. A determination is made as to whether one of the volumes previously assigned to the data set has an allocation amount of available space in the storage system in response to the request to extend the data set. An alias volume name is assigned to the data set for the previously assigned volume determined to have the allocation amount of available space, wherein the alias volume name provides an alternative name for the previously assigned volume. The allocation amount of available space is assigned to the data set for the alias volume name.