Claims
- 1. A method of detecting when one of a plurality of logical volumes, each logical volume being stored on one of a plurality of storage elements in a computer storage system, no longer needs to be stored on its respective storage element, the method comprising steps of:
tracking accesses to the logical volumes; automatically identifying one of the logical volumes that has not been accessed for a predetermined period; and determining whether the identified logical volume still requires storage on its respective storage element.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining step comprises a step of querying users which have accessed the identified logical volume.
- 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of moving the identified logical volume to a secondary storage element.
- 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of tracking is performed by a storage management console for the plurality of storage elements.
- 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of tracking is performed by the storage elements.
- 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the step of determining is performed by a storage management console for the plurality of storage elements.
- 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the tracking step comprises a step of tracking accesses identified using an ELVID.
- 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of maintaining a database of logical volumes and users that may access the corresponding logical volumes.
- 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of maintaining comprises a step of specifying logical volumes using ELVIDs.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a division of application Ser. No. 09/605,044, filed Jun. 27, 2000, entitled METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING INVENTORY OF LOGICAL VOLUMES STORED ON STORAGE ELEMENTS, which prior application is incorporated herein by reference.
Divisions (1)
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Number |
Date |
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Parent |
09605044 |
Jun 2000 |
US |
Child |
10747385 |
Dec 2003 |
US |