Appeal No. 1999-0005
Application 08/188,001
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the final rejection of claims 1-17.
We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The invention is directed to a method and device for
allocating a peripheral data storage device (PDSD) when a
collection of data volumes, defining a multi-volume data
set, is requested in an automated storage library having a
plurality of data volumes and a plurality of PDSDs. A
"multi-volume data set" is a single data set that occupies
multiple volumes. The volumes of the multi-volume data set
are likely to be dispersed in a plurality of storage bins
located throughout the library. The invention relates to
selecting an optimum PDSD for mounting the volumes of the
multi-volume data set; i.e., selecting one PDSD where each
volume of the multi-volume data set is mounted. It is known
to provide an "affinity list" for a volume which comprises
an ordered list of the PDSDs that are physically closest to
the specified volume. Without the improvement of the
invention, the first PDSD on the affinity list, which is the
PDSD closest to the first volume of the multi-volume data
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