A method to assign one or more new storage construct names to one or more
logical volumes using an operator input station capable of communicating
with a virtual tape system, where that virtual tape system includes a
plurality of existing logical volumes and a database which includes a
plurality of logical volume records. The method first defines one or more
new storage construct names, associates one or more storage actions with
each of those new storage construct names, and saves the new storage
construct names and the associated storage actions in the database. The
method then enters, using the operator input station, a range of logical
volumes, selects one or more new storage construct names, associates
those new storage construct name to the range of logical volumes. The
method then determines if the range of logical volumes comprises existing
or new logical volumes. If the range of logical volumes comprises
existing logical volumes, then the method modifies the logical volume
records for that range of logical volumes to include the new storage
construct names. If the range of logical volumes comprises new logical
volumes, then the method creates new database records for that range of
logical volumes comprising the new storage construct name.