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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2014
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Juan A. Coronado, Tucson, AZ (US);
Sara M. Coronado, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jennifer S. Shioya, Vail, AZ (US);
Edgar Xavier Somoza, Tucson, AZ (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A main data storage system has a main computer-implemented storage control and data storage, and a user interface, the main storage control in communication with a local computer-implemented storage control of a local data storage system with local data storage. In response to a request to increase data storage from the user interface, the main storage control determines whether the main data storage is out of space. If so, the main storage control sends a command to the local storage control to create data space in local data storage. The local storage control creates the data space and associates the data space with the main storage control; and, in response to the local storage control creating data space in the local data storage and notifying the main storage control, the main storage control updates its metadata with respect to the data space.