Patents by Inventor Zahid Ilkal

Zahid Ilkal 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).

  • Systems and methods for managing location of media in a storage system
    Patent number: 8131780
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a storage library. The system comprises a management server, a media agent connected to the management server, a library connected to the media agent and a database connected to the management server. The management server controls the media agent to monitor for the addition or removal of a piece of media in the library. When the media agent determines that the piece of media has been added to the library or removed from the library, the media agent causes the library to read a media label stored as data on the piece of media, the media label including an identifier identifying the piece of media. When a backup or restore is performed, the system checks the media label to ensure that the correct media is being used. Inventory procedures are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Comm Vault Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Arun Prasad Amarendran, Rajiv Kottomtharayil, Zahid Ilkal
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING LOCATION OF MEDIA IN A STORAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110238695
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a storage library. The system comprises a management server, a media agent connected to the management server, a library connected to the media agent and a database connected to the management server. The management server controls the media agent to monitor for the addition or removal of a piece of media in the library. When the media agent determines that the piece of media has been added to the library or removed from the library, the media agent causes the library to read a media label stored as data on the piece of media, the media label including an identifier identifying the piece of media. When a backup or restore is performed, the system checks the media label to ensure that the correct media is being used. Inventory procedures are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: COMMVAULT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Arun Prasad Amarendran, Rajiv Kottomtharayil, Zahid Ilkal
  • Systems and methods for managing location of media in a storage system
    Patent number: 7958086
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a storage library. The system comprises a management server, a media agent connected to the management server, a library connected to the media agent and a database connected to the management server. The management server controls the media agent to monitor for the addition or removal of a piece of media in the library. When the media agent determines that the piece of media has been added to the library or removed from the library, the media agent causes the library to read a media label stored as data on the piece of media, the media label including an identifier identifying the piece of media. When a backup or restore is performed, the system checks the media label to ensure that the correct media is being used. Inventory procedures are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: CommVault Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Arun Prasad Amarendran, Rajiv Kottomtharayil, Zahid Ilkal
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING LOCATION OF MEDIA INI A STORAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110072041
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a storage library. The system comprises a management server, a media agent connected to the management server, a library connected to the media agent and a database connected to the management server. The management server controls the media agent to monitor for the addition or removal of a piece of media in the library. When the media agent determines that the piece of media has been added to the library or removed from the library, the media agent causes the library to read a media label stored as data on the piece of media, the media label including an identifier identifying the piece of media. When a backup or restore is performed, the system checks the media label to ensure that the correct media is being used. Inventory procedures are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: COMMVAULT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Arun Prasad Amarendran, Rajiv Kottomtharayil, Zahid Ilkal
  • Systems and methods for managing location of media in a storage system
    Patent number: 7844573
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a storage library. The system comprises a management server, a media agent connected to the management server, a library connected to the media agent and a database connected to the management server. The management server controls the media agent to monitor for the addition or removal of a piece of media in the library. When the media agent determines that the piece of media has been added to the library or removed from the library, the media agent causes the library to read a media label stored as data on the piece of media, the media label including an identifier identifying the piece of media. When a backup or restore is performed, the system checks the media label to ensure that the correct media is being used. Inventory procedures are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: CommVault Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Arun Prasad Amarendran, Rajiv Kottomtharayil, Zahid Ilkal
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MANAGING LOCATION OF MEDIA IN A STORAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100088272
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a storage library. The system comprises a management server, a media agent connected to the management server, a library connected to the media agent and a database connected to the management server. The management server controls the media agent to monitor for the addition or removal of a piece of media in the library. When the media agent determines that the piece of media has been added to the library or removed from the library, the media agent causes the library to read a media label stored as data on the piece of media, the media label including an identifier identifying the piece of media. When a backup or restore is performed, the system checks the media label to ensure that the correct media is being used. Inventory procedures are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: CommVault Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Arun Prasad Amarendran, Rajiv Kottomtharayil, Zahid Ilkal
  • Systems and methods for managing location of media in a storage system
    Patent number: 7603386
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a storage library. The system comprises a management server, a media agent connected to the management server, a library connected to the media agent and a database connected to the management server. The management server controls the media agent to monitor for the addition or removal of a piece of media in the library. When the media agent determines that the piece of media has been added to the library or removed from the library, the media agent causes the library to read a media label stored as data on the piece of media, the media label including an identifier identifying the piece of media. When a backup or restore is performed, the system checks the media label to ensure that the correct media is being used. Inventory procedures are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: CommVault Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Arun Prasad Amarendran, Rajiv Kottomtharayil, Zahid Ilkal
  • System and method to support simulated storage operations
    Patent number: 7536291
    Abstract: The present invention includes a system for simulating the performing of data storage operations. The system may include a storage manager component, at least one media management component directed by the storage manager component to manage storage operations to at least one storage device, and a storage emulation module adapted to simulate the characteristics of the at least one storage device. Under the direction of the storage manager, the emulation module may be adapted to simulate storage operations to one or more storage devices performed by one or more of the media management components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: CommVault SYstems, Inc.
    Inventors: Manoj Kumar Vijayan Retnamma, Ho-Chi Chen, Zahid Ilkal, Rajiv Kottomtharayil
  • Systems and methods for managing location of media in a storage system
    Publication number: 20070106697
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a storage library. The system comprises a management server, a media agent connected to the management server, a library connected to the media agent and a database connected to the management server. The management server controls the media agent to monitor for the addition or removal of a piece of media in the library. When the media agent determines that the piece of media has been added to the library or removed from the library, the media agent causes the library to read a media label stored as data on the piece of media, the media label including an identifier identifying the piece of media. When a backup or restore is performed, the system checks the media label to ensure that the correct media is being used. Inventory procedures are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Arun Amarendran, Rajiv Kottomtharayil, Zahid Ilkal
  • System and method for blind media support
    Patent number: 7162496
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a storage library. The system comprises a management server, a media agent connected to the management server, a library connected to the media agent and a database connected to the management server. The management server controls the media agent to monitor for the addition or removal of a piece of media in the library. When the media agent determines that the piece of media has been added to the library or removed from the library, the media agent causes the library to read a media label stored as data on the piece of media, the media label including an identifier identifying the piece of media. When a backup or restore is performed, the system checks the media label to ensure that the correct media is being used. Inventory procedures are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: CommVault Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Arun Prasad Amarendran, Rajiv Kottomtharayil, Zahid Ilkal
  • System and method for blind media support
    Publication number: 20040225634
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a storage library. The system comprises a management server, a media agent connected to the management server, a library connected to the media agent and a database connected to the management server. The management server controls the media agent to monitor for the addition or removal of a piece of media in the library. When the media agent determines that the piece of media has been added to the library or removed from the library, the media agent causes the library to read a media label stored as data on the piece of media, the media label including an identifier identifying the piece of media. When a backup or restore is performed, the system checks the media label to ensure that the correct media is being used. Inventory procedures are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: Arun Prasad, Rajiv Kottomtharayil, Zahid Ilkal