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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
May. 30, 2012
Thomas W. Bish, Tucson, AZ (US);
Erika M. Dawson, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jonathan W. Peake, Tucson, AZ (US);
Joseph M. Swingler, Tucson, AZ (US);
Michael W. Wood, Warwick, GB;
Thomas W. Bish, Tucson, AZ (US);
Erika M. Dawson, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jonathan W. Peake, Tucson, AZ (US);
Joseph M. Swingler, Tucson, AZ (US);
Michael W. Wood, Warwick, GB;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method in one embodiment for operating a virtual server supporting at least one Write Once Read Many (WORM) logical data object and at least one read-write logical object includes initializing a logical data object from a common pool of the logical data objects, the logical data object bound with a member of a media type group, the member of the media type group comprising a WORM logical data object and a read-write logical data object; and reusing one of the logical data objects as the member of the media type group without ejection and reinsertion by mounting the logical data object with a write from beginning of logical data object to bind at least one data attribute to the member of the media type group to replace any previous attribute and data associated with the logical data object.