Patents by Inventor Colin Hirsch

Colin Hirsch 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).

  • Computer cluster and method for providing a disaster recovery functionality for a computer cluster
    Patent number: 9135018
    Abstract: A computer cluster includes: a first compartment, further including a plurality of first physical nodes configured to provide first resources for a first infrastructural virtual instance and second resources for guest virtual instances; and a second compartment, further including a plurality of second physical nodes configured to provide third resources for a second infrastructural virtual instance and fourth resources for guest virtual instances. Each of the plurality of physical nodes further includes a mass storage device, the mass storage device further including: a partition provided for booting the physical node; a partition as part of resources assigned to an infrastructural virtual instance; and a partition as part of other resources. The first infrastructural virtual instance and the second infrastructural virtual instance are configured for monitoring each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
    Inventors: Matthias Britsch, Georg Fuchs, Colin Hirsch, Andreas Florath, Ralf Hager
  • Computer cluster and method for providing a disaster recovery functionality for a computer cluster
    Patent number: 8843624
    Abstract: A computer cluster includes: a first compartment, further including a plurality of first physical nodes configured to provide first resources for guest virtual instances, each of the plurality of first physical nodes further including a mass storage device, the mass storage device further including: a first partition provided for booting the first physical node; and a second partition as part of the first resources; and a second compartment, further including a plurality of second physical nodes configured to provide second resources for guest virtual instances, each of the plurality of second physical nodes further including a mass storage device, the mass storage device including: a third partition provided for booting the second physical node; and a fourth partition as part of the second resources. The first and the second physical nodes are further configured to provide third resources for a plurality of storage management processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Deutsche Telekom AG
    Inventors: Matthias Britsch, Georg Fuchs, Colin Hirsch, Andreas Florath
  • COMPUTER CLUSTER AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A DISASTER RECOVERY FUNCTIONALITY FOR A COMPUTER CLUSTER
    Publication number: 20130013766
    Abstract: A computer cluster includes: a first compartment, further including a plurality of first physical nodes configured to provide first resources for guest virtual instances, each of the plurality of first physical nodes further including a mass storage device, the mass storage device further including: a first partition provided for booting the first physical node; and a second partition as part of the first resources; and a second compartment, further including a plurality of second physical nodes configured to provide second resources for guest virtual instances, each of the plurality of second physical nodes further including a mass storage device, the mass storage device including: a third partition provided for booting the second physical node; and a fourth partition as part of the second resources. The first and the second physical nodes are further configured to provide third resources for a plurality of storage management processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
    Inventors: Matthias Britsch, Georg Fuchs, Colin Hirsch, Andreas Florath
  • COMPUTER CLUSTER AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A DISASTER RECOVERY FUNCTIONALITY FOR A COMPUTER CLUSTER
    Publication number: 20130007741
    Abstract: A computer cluster includes: a first compartment, further including a plurality of first physical nodes configured to provide first resources for a first infrastructural virtual instance and second resources for guest virtual instances; and a second compartment, further including a plurality of second physical nodes configured to provide third resources for a second infrastructural virtual instance and fourth resources for guest virtual instances. Each of the plurality of physical nodes further includes a mass storage device, the mass storage device further including: a partition provided for booting the physical node; a partition as part of resources assigned to an infrastructural virtual instance; and a partition as part of other resources. The first infrastructural virtual instance and the second infrastructural virtual instance are configured for monitoring each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
    Inventors: Matthias Britsch, Georg Fuchs, Colin Hirsch, Andreas Florath