Export of Logical Volumes By Pools
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsCheryl M. Friauf, Gregory T. Kishi, Mark A. Norman, Laura J. Ostasiewski
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Abstract
A virtual tape server for implementing a method for exporting one or more logical volumes contained in a source physical volume pool. The method involves an activation of an export clone pool to clone an identity of the source physical volume pool into the export clone pool based on the logical volumes, an exportation of the export clone pool including the logical volumes subsequent to the activation of the export clone pool, and a deactivation of the export clone pool to purge the identity of the source physical volume pool from the export clone pool subsequent to the exportation of the export clone pool.
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A computer bearing medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a processor to perform operations for exporting at least one logical volume contained in a source physical volume pool, the operations comprising:
- activating an export clone pool to clone an identity of the source physical volume pool into the export clone pool based on the at least one logical volume;
- exporting the export clone pool including the at least one logical volume subsequent to the activation of the export clone pool;
- and
- deactivating the export clone pool to purge the identity of the source physical volume pool from the export clone pool subsequent to the exportation of the export clone pool.
A virtual tape server, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storing instructions operable with the processor for exporting at least one logical volume contained in a source physical volume pool, the instructions executed for:
- activating an export clone pool to clone an identity of the source physical volume pool into the export clone pool based on the at least one logical volume;
- exporting the export clone pool including the at least one logical volume subsequent to the activation of the export clone pool;
- and
- deactivating the export clone pool to purge the identity of the source physical volume pool from the export clone pool subsequent to the exportation of the export clone pool.
A method for exporting at least one logical volume contained in a source physical volume pool, the method comprising:
- activating an export clone pool to clone an identity of the source physical volume pool into the export clone pool based on the at least one logical volume;
- exporting the export clone pool including the at least one logical volume subsequent to the activation of the export clone pool;
- and
- deactivating the export clone pool to purge the identity of the source physical volume pool from the export clone pool subsequent to the exportation of the export clone pool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.