Patents by Inventor Corey G. Smeaton

Corey G. Smeaton 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: 11099942
    Abstract: An asynchronous remote copy relationship is maintained between primary storage volumes of a primary storage controller and secondary storage volumes of a secondary storage controller. A command is initiated to generate a point in time copy of a source volume of the primary storage controller to a target volume of the primary storage controller. A mirroring is performed of results of the point in time copy to the secondary storage controller to generate a source volume and a target volume in the secondary storage controller. Data from the target volume in the secondary storage controller is archived to a cloud storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bard A. Doster, Nadim P. Shehab, Corey G. Smeaton, Max D. Smith
  • Patent number: 11023339
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for asynchronous remote mirror cloud archival. A data mover of a remote host receives, from an asynchronous remote mirror copy system of a primary storage controller, an archive copy operation, wherein the archive copy operation identifies a list of tracks of data and a location of cloud storage in a cloud infrastructure for storing the data from the tracks. The data mover issues, to a secondary storage controller, the archive copy operation, wherein the secondary storage controller archives the data from secondary storage to the cloud storage by invoking a cloud service, wherein the secondary storage stores data of primary storage of the primary storage controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Corey G. Smeaton, Nadim P. Shehab, Max D. Smith, Bard A. Doster
  • Publication number: 20200301785
    Abstract: An asynchronous remote copy relationship is maintained between primary storage volumes of a primary storage controller and secondary storage volumes of a secondary storage controller. A command is initiated to generate a point in time copy of a source volume of the primary storage controller to a target volume of the primary storage controller. A mirroring is performed of results of the point in time copy to the secondary storage controller to generate a source volume and a target volume in the secondary storage controller. Data from the target volume in the secondary storage controller is archived to a cloud storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Bard A. Doster, Nadim P. Shehab, Corey G. Smeaton, Max D. Smith
  • Patent number: 10691351
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for performing a remote point-in-time copy to a source and target storages in further mirror copy relationships. Each of a plurality of source copy relationships is from the source storage to one corresponding source copy storage. Each of a plurality of target copy relationships is from the target storage to one corresponding target copy storage, where in each relationship an indicator indicates whether to use a remote first type copy operation. The first type copy operation is used to copy data from the source storage to the target storage and copy data from the source copy storage to the target copy storage for the determined source and target copy relationships having the indicator set. A second type of copy operations is used for source and target relationships not having the indicator set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Theresa M. Brown, Susan K. Candelaria, Nedlaya Y. Francisco, Lisa J. Gundy, Corey G. Smeaton, Warren K. Stanley, Jeffrey R. Suarez
  • Publication number: 20200167250
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for asynchronous remote mirror cloud archival. A data mover of a remote host receives, from an asynchronous remote mirror copy system of a primary storage controller, an archive copy operation, wherein the archive copy operation identifies a list of tracks of data and a location of cloud storage in a cloud infrastructure for storing the data from the tracks. The data mover issues, to a secondary storage controller, the archive copy operation, wherein the secondary storage controller archives the data from secondary storage to the cloud storage by invoking a cloud service, wherein the secondary storage stores data of primary storage of the primary storage controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Corey G. Smeaton, Nadim P. Shehab, Max D. Smith, Bard A. Doster
  • Patent number: 10592363
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for asynchronous remote mirror cloud archival. A data mover of a remote host receives, from an asynchronous remote mirror copy system of a primary storage controller, an archive copy operation, wherein the archive copy operation identifies a list of tracks of data and a location of cloud storage in a cloud infrastructure for storing the data from the tracks. The data mover issues, to a secondary storage controller, the archive copy operation, wherein the secondary storage controller archives the data from secondary storage to the cloud storage by invoking a cloud service, wherein the secondary storage stores data of primary storage of the primary storage controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Corey G. Smeaton, Nadim P. Shehab, Max D. Smith, Bard A. Doster
  • Publication number: 20190370136
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for asynchronous remote mirror cloud archival. A data mover of a remote host receives, from an asynchronous remote mirror copy system of a primary storage controller, an archive copy operation, wherein the archive copy operation identifies a list of tracks of data and a location of cloud storage in a cloud infrastructure for storing the data from the tracks. The data mover issues, to a secondary storage controller, the archive copy operation, wherein the secondary storage controller archives the data from secondary storage to the cloud storage by invoking a cloud service, wherein the secondary storage stores data of primary storage of the primary storage controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Corey G. Smeaton, Nadim P. Shehab, Max D. Smith, Bard A. Doster
  • Publication number: 20180101320
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for performing a remote point-in-time copy to a source and target storages in further mirror copy relationships. Each of a plurality of source copy relationships is from the source storage to one corresponding source copy storage. Each of a plurality of target copy relationships is from the target storage to one corresponding target copy storage, where in each relationship an indicator indicates whether to use a remote first type copy operation. The first type copy operation is used to copy data from the source storage to the target storage and copy data from the source copy storage to the target copy storage for the determined source and target copy relationships having the indicator set. A second type of copy operations is used for source and target relationships not having the indicator set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Theresa M. Brown, Susan K. Candelaria, Nedlaya Y. Francisco, Lisa J. Gundy, Corey G. Smeaton, Warren K. Stanley, Jeffrey R. Suarez
  • Patent number: 9891851
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for performing a remote point-in-time copy to a source and target storages in further mirror copy relationships. Each of a plurality of source copy relationships is from the source storage to one corresponding source copy storage. Each of a plurality of target copy relationships is from the target storage to one corresponding target copy storage, where in each relationship an indicator indicates whether to use a remote first type copy operation. The first type copy operation is used to copy data from the source storage to the target storage and copy data from the source copy storage to the target copy storage for the determined source and target copy relationships having the indicator set. A second type of copy operations is used for source and target relationships not having the indicator set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Theresa M. Brown, Susan K. Candelaria, Nedlaya Y. Francisco, Lisa J. Gundy, Corey G. Smeaton, Warren K. Stanley, Jeffrey R. Suarez
  • Patent number: 9747047
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for performing a remote point-in-time copy to a source and target storages in further mirror copy relationships. Each of a plurality of source copy relationships is from the source storage to one corresponding source copy storage. Each of a plurality of target copy relationships is from the target storage to one corresponding target copy storage, where in each relationship an indicator indicates whether to use a remote first type copy operation. The first type copy operation is used to copy data from the source storage to the target storage and copy data from the source copy storage to the target copy storage for the determined source and target copy relationships having the indicator set. A second type of copy operations is used for source and target relationships not having the indicator set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Theresa M. Brown, Susan K. Candelaria, Nedlaya Y. Francisco, Lisa J. Gundy, Corey G. Smeaton, Warren K. Stanley, Jeffrey R. Suarez
  • Patent number: 9672124
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for establishing copy pairs from primary volumes to secondary volumes in multiple secondary storage systems for a failover session. For each of the copy pairs, data is mirrored from the primary storage system to the associated secondary storage system in the copy pair. A failure is detected at the primary storage system. Selection is made of a selected secondary storage system of the secondary storage systems in response to detecting the failure, wherein a plurality of the secondary storage systems are available for selection. The selected secondary storage system is indicated as a new primary storage system to which host requests are directed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David R. Blea, Susan K. Candelaria, Nicolas M. Clayton, Lisa J. Gundy, Tri M. Hoang, Bengt E. Larsson, William J. Rooney, Michael J. Shannon, Corey G. Smeaton, Warren K. Stanley
  • Publication number: 20170038987
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for performing a remote point-in-time copy to a source and target storages in further mirror copy relationships. Each of a plurality of source copy relationships is from the source storage to one corresponding source copy storage. Each of a plurality of target copy relationships is from the target storage to one corresponding target copy storage, where in each relationship an indicator indicates whether to use a remote first type copy operation. The first type copy operation is used to copy data from the source storage to the target storage and copy data from the source copy storage to the target copy storage for the determined source and target copy relationships having the indicator set. A second type of copy operations is used for source and target relationships not having the indicator set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Theresa M. Brown, Susan K. Candelaria, Nedlaya Y. Francisco, Lisa J. Gundy, Corey G. Smeaton, Warren K. Stanley, Jeffrey R. Suarez
  • Publication number: 20150378832
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for performing a remote point-in-time copy to a source and target storages in further mirror copy relationships. Each of a plurality of source copy relationships is from the source storage to one corresponding source copy storage. Each of a plurality of target copy relationships is from the target storage to one corresponding target copy storage, where in each relationship an indicator indicates whether to use a remote first type copy operation. The first type copy operation is used to copy data from the source storage to the target storage and copy data from the source copy storage to the target copy storage for the determined source and target copy relationships having the indicator set. A second type of copy operations is used for source and target relationships not having the indicator set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Theresa M. Brown, Susan K. Candelaria, Nedlaya Y. Francisco, Lisa J. Gundy, Corey G. Smeaton, Warren K. Stanley, Jeffrey R. Suarez
  • Publication number: 20150363286
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for establishing copy pairs from primary volumes to secondary volumes in multiple secondary storage systems for a failover session. For each of the copy pairs, data is mirrored from the primary storage system to the associated secondary storage system in the copy pair. A failure is detected at the primary storage system. Selection is made of a selected secondary storage system of the secondary storage systems in response to detecting the failure, wherein a plurality of the secondary storage systems are available for selection. The selected secondary storage system is indicated as a new primary storage system to which host requests are directed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: David R. Blea, Susan K. Candelaria, Nicolas M. Clayton, Lisa J. Gundy, Tri M. Hoang, Bengt E. Larsson, William J. Rooney, Michael J. Shannon, Corey G. Smeaton, Warren K. Stanley