Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods for managing a plurality of computer resources, such as networked storage devices. Each of the plurality of resources may have different characteristics, such as performance and/or requirement parameters. Embodiments of the present invention allow an administrator to assign the selection prioritization based on the particular event being processed, such as a network broadcast or e-mail. A weighting function based on the particular event may be defined in a policy and applied to the individual characteristics, e.g. speed and security, of each resource. The available resources are then ranked according to the output of the weighting function and the highest ranking available resource is then selected. Thus, the most appropriate resource is selected based upon the individual identified characteristics of the available resources optimized by the weighted requirements specified in the policy for the particular event.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method, system, and program for storing data. A cluster is associated with a plurality of storage groups. A storage group preference order is designated for data sets associated with the cluster. When a request to store a data set for the cluster is received, one of the plurality of storage groups is selected using the storage group preference order.