Storage device volume selection for improved space allocation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10228886
APP PUB NO 20170308322A1
SERIAL NO

15134222

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A computer program product, according to one embodiment, includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computer to cause the computer to: receive, by the computer, a data set allocation request; determine, by the computer, whether a size of the data set is greater than a threshold; use, by the computer, first key values in a first index to select a volume in response to determining that the size of the data set is greater than the threshold; use, by the computer, second key values in a second index to select a volume in response to determining that the size of the data set is less than the threshold; perform, by the computer, the allocation request in the selected volume; and store, by the computer, control data about the data set in the control data set corresponding to the selected volume.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gibes, Kenneth J Tucson, US 2 3
Huber, Harold S Scottsdale, US 10 20
Reed, David C Tucson, US 319 1968
Smith, Max D Tucson, US 229 1738

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