Patents by Inventor Eric R. Schott

Eric R. Schott 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).

  • Storage area network with target side recognition and routing table upload
    Patent number: 8447860
    Abstract: A network of data processors for providing access to a resource, such as implemented a Storage Area Network that uses iSCSI and Microsoft MPIO-based network communication protocols. In preferred embodiments, the system or method uses (a) target-side consideration of MPIO disk structures, such as by having iSCSI initiators in from iSCSI targets via an iSCSI session object that is settable by a service action; and/or (b) uploading of routing tables from iSCSI targets to iSCSI initiator(s), such as to a Device Specific Module (DSM).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Daniel E. Suman, Eric R. Schott, Lazarus J. Vekiarides, Neil A. Swinton
  • Storage systems having differentiated storage pools
    Patent number: 8209515
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein include among other things, systems for providing a block level data storage service. More particularly, the systems and methods of the invention provide a block level data storage service that provides differentiated pools of storage on a single storage device. To this end, the systems and methods described herein leverage the different performance characteristics across the logical block name (LBN) space of the storage device (or devices). These different performance characteristics may be exploited to support two or more classes of storage on a single device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Dell Products LP
    Inventor: Eric R. Schott
  • STORAGE SYSTEMS HAVING DIFFERENTIATED STORAGE POOLS
    Publication number: 20110208943
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein include among other things, systems for providing a block level data storage service. More particularly, the systems and methods of the invention provide a block level data storage service that provides differentiated pools of storage on a single storage device. To this end, the systems and methods described herein leverage the different performance characteristics across the logical block name (LBN) space of the storage device (or devices). These different performance characteristics may be exploited to support two or more classes of storage on a single device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventor: Eric R. Schott
  • Storage systems having differentiated storage pools
    Patent number: 7937551
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein include among other things, systems for providing a block level data storage service. More particularly, the systems and methods of the invention provide a block level data storage service that provides differentiated pools of storage on a single storage device. To this end, the systems and methods described herein leverage the different performance characteristics across the logical block name (LBN) space of the storage device (or devices). These different performance characteristics may be exploited to support two or more classes of storage on a single device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventor: Eric R. Schott
  • Storage area network with target side recognition and routing table upload
    Publication number: 20090019157
    Abstract: A network of data processors for providing access to a resource, such as implemented a Storage Area Network that uses iSCSI and Microsoft MPIO-based network communication protocols. In preferred embodiments, the system or method uses (a) target-side consideration of MPIO disk structures, such as by having iSCSI initiators in from iSCSI targets via an iSCSI session object that is settable by a service action; and/or (b) uploading of routing tables from iSCSI targets to iSCSI initiator(s), such as to a Device Specific Module (DSM).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: EqualLogic, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel E. Suman, Eric R. Schott, Lazarus J. Vekiaridos, Neil A. Swinton
  • Storage systems having differentiated storage pools
    Publication number: 20040153606
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein include among other things, systems for providing a block level data storage service. More particularly, the systems and methods of the invention provide a block level data storage service that provides differentiated pools of storage on a single storage device. To this end, the systems and methods described herein leverage the different performance characteristics across the logical block name (LBN) space of the storage device (or devices). These different performance characteristics may be exploited to support two or more classes of storage on a single device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: EQUALLOGIC INC.
    Inventor: Eric R. Schott