A mechanism minimizes the management issues of the participant objects of
the logical target set, such as an application set. The mechanism maps
the current physical implementation. The mechanism then identifies the
target and extraneous object set locations to facilitate isolation.
Thereafter, the mechanism optimizes the logical target set placement for
best manageability and performance. The mechanism minimizes the
management issues by providing a small application footprint. This is
accomplished by placing the object set on the fewest necessary volumes to
facilitate both application performance and independence of
administrative action.