Patents by Inventor Derek Beard

Derek Beard 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).

  • DETECTING OUT-OF-BAND (OOB) CHANGES WHEN REPLICATING A SOURCE FILE SYSTEM USING AN IN-LINE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150066852
    Abstract: Examples described herein include a computer system, positioned in-line with respect to a plurality of clients that actively use a source file system, to replicate a source file system on a target memory in presence of out-of-band events which alter the source file system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Beard, Duen-Wen Hsiao, Ghassan Yammine
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MIGRATING DATA FROM A SOURCE FILE SYSTEM TO A DESTINATION FILE SYSTEM WITH USE OF ATTRIBUTE MANIPULATION
    Publication number: 20150066847
    Abstract: A system for migrating data from a source file system to a destination file system while the source file system is in active use, in part by transitioning the client's use of the source file system to that of the destination file system without unmounting the client from the source file system
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Beard, Greg Althaus, Duen-Wen Hsiao, Jason Preston, Damon Fleury
  • ASYNCHRONOUSLY MIGRATING A FILE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150066845
    Abstract: A system for migrating data from a source file system to a destination file system, in a manner that is transparent and seamless to clients of the source file system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Beard, Gregory Althaus, Ghassan Yammine, Gregory Becker, Bryan Venteicher
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING DATA MIGRATION WHILE PRESERVING SECURITY POLICIES OF A SOURCE FILER
    Publication number: 20150067759
    Abstract: A data migration system in which security policies of a source file system are preserved, in an environment in which clients actively issue communications for the source filer while data is migrated to a destination file system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Beard, Duen-Wen Hsiao
  • DYNAMIC DETECTION AND SELECTION OF FILE SERVERS IN A CACHING APPLICATION OR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140082128
    Abstract: A cache system includes one or more network attached storage (NAS) caching appliances for managing a network topology of the enterprise network, in which the cache system dynamically probes the enterprise network to build a topology map of the accessible network devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventor: Derek Beard
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A SYSTEM OF APPLIANCES THAT ARE ATTACHED TO A NETWORKED FILE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140082129
    Abstract: A caching system to monitor and respond to system health events/changes at the caching system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Beard, Pearce Barry, Kris Meier
  • DETECTION OF OUT-OF-BAND ACCESS TO A CACHED FILE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140082295
    Abstract: A network attached storage (NAS) caching appliance, system, and associated method to detect out-of-band accesses to a networked file system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Beard, Ghassan Yammine, Greg Dahl
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SYSTEM TO CACHE A NETWORKED FILE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140082288
    Abstract: A network attached storage (NAS) caching appliance, system, and associated method of operation for caching a networked file system. Still further, some embodiments provide for a cache system that implements a mufti-tiered, policy-influenced block replacement algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Beard, Ghassan Yammine, Gregory Dahl