Patents by Inventor Alex S. HOWELL

Alex S. HOWELL has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method, apparatus or software for transferring a storage replication system between storage systems
    Patent number: 10241699
    Abstract: A method, apparatus or software is disclosed for transferring storage replication system configurations between heterogeneous storage systems. Storage replication system configuration data for a source storage system is translated from a source form into a canonical form for representing a storage replication system. A set of configuration commands are determined for implementing the storage replication system configuration data on a target storage system based on the canonical form of the translated storage replication system configuration data. The storage replication system is transferred from the source storage system to a target storage system, the configuration commands being used to configure the storage replication system on the target storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alex S. Howell, Muhammad Zubair
  • METHOD, APPARATUS OR SOFTWARE FOR TRANSFERRING A STORAGE REPLICATION SYSTEM BETWEEN STORAGE SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20180181327
    Abstract: A method, apparatus or software is disclosed for transferring storage replication system configurations between heterogeneous storage systems. Storage replication system configuration data for a source storage system is translated from a source form into a canonical form for representing a storage replication system. A set of configuration commands are determined for implementing the storage replication system configuration data on a target storage system based on the canonical form of the translated storage replication system configuration data. The storage replication system is transferred from the source storage system to a target storage system, the configuration commands being used to configure the storage replication system on the target storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alex S. HOWELL, Muhammad ZUBAIR
  • Method, apparatus or software for transferring a storage replication system between storage systems
    Patent number: 9940044
    Abstract: A method, apparatus or software is disclosed for transferring storage replication system configurations between heterogonous storage systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alex S. Howell, Muhammad Zubair
  • METHOD, APPARATUS OR SOFTWARE FOR TRANSFERRING A STORAGE REPLICATION SYSTEM BETWEEN STORAGE SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20160259582
    Abstract: A method, apparatus or software is disclosed for transferring storage replication system configurations between heterogonous storage systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alex S. HOWELL, Muhammad ZUBAIR
  • Method, apparatus or software for transferring a storage replication system between storage systems
    Patent number: 9361193
    Abstract: A method, apparatus or software is disclosed for transferring storage replication system configurations between heterogonous storage systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alex S. Howell, Muhammad Zubair
  • METHOD, APPARATUS OR SOFTWARE FOR TRANSFERRING A STORAGE REPLICATION SYSTEM BETWEEN STORAGE SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20110320406
    Abstract: A method, apparatus or software is disclosed for transferring storage replication system configurations between heterogonous storage systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alex S. HOWELL, Muhammad ZUBAIR