Method, system, and article of manufacture for returning...

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2006-01-10

2006-01-10

Kim, Hong (Department: 2186)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C710S056000, C711S154000, C711S170000, C711S111000, C711S004000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06985916

ABSTRACT:
Provided are a method, system and article of manufacture for return processing in storage pools. A plurality of physical volumes are allocated to a first storage pool. A determination is made whether the first storage pool has more than a threshold number of empty physical volumes. If the first storage pool has more than the threshold number of empty physical volumes, then at least one empty physical volume is returned to a second storage pool.

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