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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
May. 30, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Ralph T. Beeston, Tucson, AZ (US);
Erika M. Dawson, Tucson, AZ (US);
Duke A. Lee, Tucson, AZ (US);
David Luciani, Tucson, AZ (US);
Joel K. Lyman, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method according to one embodiment includes outputting a first alert when a cache free space size is less than a first threshold and entering into a warning state, and outputting a second alert when the cache free space size is less than a second threshold and entering into a critical state. At least one scratch volume is deleted when in the critical state, the scratch volume chosen based on at least one of: a length of time the scratch volume has been designated scratch, a priority level of the information stored on the scratch volume, and a scratch delay value associated with the scratch volume.