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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Kyle B. Dudgeon, Vail, AZ (US);
David C. Reed, Tucson, AZ (US);
Esteban Rios, Tucson, AZ (US);
Max D. Smith, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer program product for processing an extend request for a data set in a storage facility is disclosed. The computer program product may include receiving the extend request. The extend request may include a new extent allocation amount for the data set. The data set may be associated with a number of volumes in the storage facility. The computer program product may include apportioning the new extent allocation amount among fractional amounts. The computer program product may include allocating the fractional amounts.