Patents by Inventor Brian A. Nordland

Brian A. Nordland 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).

  • Patent number: 10594481
    Abstract: Disclosed aspects relate to local encryption of a set of replicated data in a shared pool of configurable computing resources which has a set of member nodes. A first local encryption key for the first node of the set of member nodes may be determined. The first local encryption key for the first node of the set of member nodes may be generated. A second local encryption key for the second node of the set of member nodes may be determined. The second local encryption key may differ from the first local encryption key. The second local encryption key for the second node of the set of member nodes may be generated. A temporary key for utilization by both the first and second nodes may be generated. The set of replicated data may be updated using the first local encryption key, the temporary key, and the second local encryption key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron T. Albertson, Robert Miller, Brian A. Nordland, Kiswanto Thayib
  • Patent number: 10334043
    Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein describe performing client-requested disk management operations to storage disk units of a storage area network (SAN). A proxy service receives a request from a client of a SAN provider to perform a disk management operation on one or more storage disk units of the SAN provider. The proxy service evaluates a configuration of storage disk units allocated to the client to determine whether the request is valid. If valid, the proxy service performs the requested action to the specified storage disk units on behalf of the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Miller, Brian A. Nordland, Kiswanto Thayib
  • Patent number: 10326840
    Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein describe performing client-requested disk management operations to storage disk units of a storage area network (SAN). A proxy service receives a request from a client of a SAN provider to perform a disk management operation on one or more storage disk units of the SAN provider. The proxy service evaluates a configuration of storage disk units allocated to the client to determine whether the request is valid. If valid, the proxy service performs the requested action to the specified storage disk units on behalf of the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Miller, Brian A. Nordland, Kiswanto Thayib
  • Patent number: 10254978
    Abstract: A method, and system for implementing enhanced fast full synchronization for remote disk mirroring in a computer system. A source backup copy is made locally available to a target for remote disk mirroring. Sectors are identified that are different between the source and target. A hash function is used over a block to be compared, with an adaptive number of tracking sectors per block, starting with a minimum block size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron T. Albertson, Robert Miller, Brian A. Nordland, Kiswanto Thayib
  • Publication number: 20180241561
    Abstract: Disclosed aspects relate to local encryption of a set of replicated data in a shared pool of configurable computing resources which has a set of member nodes. A first local encryption key for the first node of the set of member nodes may be determined. The first local encryption key for the first node of the set of member nodes may be generated. A second local encryption key for the second node of the set of member nodes may be determined. The second local encryption key may differ from the first local encryption key. The second local encryption key for the second node of the set of member nodes may be generated. A temporary key for utilization by both the first and second nodes may be generated. The set of replicated data may be updated using the first local encryption key, the temporary key, and the second local encryption key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Aaron T. Albertson, Robert Miller, Brian A. Nordland, Kiswanto Thayib
  • Publication number: 20180081568
    Abstract: A method, and system for implementing enhanced fast full synchronization for remote disk mirroring in a computer system. A source backup copy is made locally available to a target for remote disk mirroring. Sectors are identified that are different between the source and target. A hash function is used over a block to be compared, with an adaptive number of tracking sectors per block, starting with a minimum block size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Aaron T. Albertson, Robert Miller, Brian A. Nordland, Kiswanto Thayib
  • Patent number: 9898210
    Abstract: A method, and system for implementing enhanced fast full synchronization for remote disk mirroring in a computer system. A source backup copy is made locally available to a target for remote disk mirroring. Sectors are identified that are different between the source and target. A hash function is used over a block to be compared, with an adaptive number of tracking sectors per block, starting with a minimum block size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron T. Albertson, Robert Miller, Brian A. Nordland, Kiswanto Thayib
  • Publication number: 20170168732
    Abstract: A method, and system for implementing enhanced fast full synchronization for remote disk minoring in a computer system. A source backup copy is made locally available to a target for remote disk mirroring. Sectors are identified that are different between the source and target. A hash function is used over a block to be compared, with an adaptive number of tracking sectors per block, starting with a minimum block size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Aaron T. Albertson, Robert Miller, Brian A. Nordland, Kiswanto Thayib
  • Publication number: 20160357469
    Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein describe performing client-requested disk management operations to storage disk units of a storage area network (SAN). A proxy service receives a request from a client of a SAN provider to perform a disk management operation on one or more storage disk units of the SAN provider. The proxy service evaluates a configuration of storage disk units allocated to the client to determine whether the request is valid. If valid, the proxy service performs the requested action to the specified storage disk units on behalf of the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Robert MILLER, Brian A. NORDLAND, Kiswanto THAYIB
  • Publication number: 20160359974
    Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein describe performing client-requested disk management operations to storage disk units of a storage area network (SAN). A proxy service receives a request from a client of a SAN provider to perform a disk management operation on one or more storage disk units of the SAN provider. The proxy service evaluates a configuration of storage disk units allocated to the client to determine whether the request is valid. If valid, the proxy service performs the requested action to the specified storage disk units on behalf of the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Robert MILLER, Brian A. NORDLAND, Kiswanto THAYIB
  • Patent number: 9483206
    Abstract: A method, and system for implementing enhanced fast full synchronization for remote disk mirroring in a computer system. A source backup copy is made locally available to a target for remote disk mirroring. Sectors are identified that are different between the source and target. A hash function is used over a block to be compared, with an adaptive number of tracking sectors per block, starting with a minimum block size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron T. Albertson, Robert Miller, Brian A. Nordland, Kiswanto Thayib
  • Patent number: 9430163
    Abstract: A method, and system for implementing enhanced fast full synchronization for remote disk mirroring in a computer system. A source backup copy is made locally available to a target for remote disk mirroring. Sectors are identified that are different between the source and target. A hash function is used over a block to be compared, with an adaptive number of tracking sectors per block, starting with a minimum block size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron T. Albertson, Robert Miller, Brian A. Nordland, Kiswanto Thayib