Patents by Inventor Erick C. Kissel

Erick C. Kissel 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: 12112076
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for replication of versions of an object from a source storage to a target storage. A source retention policy indicates at least one source retention requirement to determine when to expire versions of an object at the source storage and a target retention policy indicates at least one target retention requirement to determine when to expire versions of the object at the target storage. The source and target retention requirements for versions of the object are different. The source retention policy is used to expire at least one version of the object at the source storage to satisfy the at least one source retention requirement. A number of the versions of the object maintained at the source storage and target storage differ due to the different source and target retention requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew J. Anglin, David M. Cannon, Colin S. Dawson, Erick C. Kissel, Kristopher A. Larson, Howard N. Martin
  • Patent number: 10725708
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for replication of versions of an object from a source storage to a target storage. A source retention policy indicates at least one source retention requirement to determine when to expire versions of an object at the source storage and a target retention policy indicates at least one target retention requirement to determine when to expire versions of the object at the target storage. The source and target retention requirements for versions of the object are different. The source retention policy is used to expire at least one version of the object at the source storage to satisfy the at least one source retention requirement. A number of the versions of the object maintained at the source storage and target storage differ due to the different source and target retention requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew J. Anglin, David M. Cannon, Colin S. Dawson, Erick C. Kissel, Kristopher A. Larson, Howard N. Martin
  • Publication number: 20200142602
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for replication of versions of an object from a source storage to a target storage. A source retention policy indicates at least one source retention requirement to determine when to expire versions of an object at the source storage and a target retention policy indicates at least one target retention requirement to determine when to expire versions of the object at the target storage. The source and target retention requirements for versions of the object are different. The source retention policy is used to expire at least one version of the object at the source storage to satisfy the at least one source retention requirement. A number of the versions of the object maintained at the source storage and target storage differ due to the different source and target retention requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew J. Anglin, David M. Cannon, Colin S. Dawson, Erick C. Kissel, Kristopher A. Larson, Howard N. Martin
  • Publication number: 20170032006
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for replication of versions of an object from a source storage to a target storage. A source retention policy indicates at least one source retention requirement to determine when to expire versions of an object at the source storage and a target retention policy indicates at least one target retention requirement to determine when to expire versions of the object at the target storage. The source and target retention requirements for versions of the object are different. The source retention policy is used to expire at least one version of the object at the source storage to satisfy the at least one source retention requirement. A number of the versions of the object maintained at the source storage and target storage differ due to the different source and target retention requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew J. Anglin, David M. Cannon, Colin S. Dawson, Erick C. Kissel, Kristopher A. Larson, Howard N. Martin
  • Patent number: 8738575
    Abstract: Systems and methods for retrieving data from a storage system having a plurality of storage pools are provided. The method comprises processing configurable data retrieval instructions to determine a first storage pool from which target backup data is to be retrieved, in response to a data restore request; and retrieving the target backup data from the first storage pool to satisfy the restore request. The configurable data retrieval instructions are managed by a source external to the storage system with administrative authority to change the configurable data retrieval instructions to optimize data restoration from the storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew J. Anglin, David M. Cannon, Colin S. Dawson, Erick C. Kissel, Howard N. Martin, Jonathan M. Haswell
  • Patent number: 8539562
    Abstract: One disclosed aspect of the present invention includes authentication and user account automation within a compute cluster for each cluster node that requires password or other credential administration. For example, a storage appliance computing system may rely on a plurality of subsystems (such as databases, storage management software, and application servers) that each have internal user accounts with associated passwords and credential keys that need to be changed at frequent intervals. Rather than requiring an administrator to manually manage all of these accounts, the presently described invention includes techniques and an authentication manager component to automatically manage, update, and refresh authentication information as required. Further, the authentication manager component may be used to perform and propagate automatic credential changes such as new sets of SSH keys or updated passwords as required within a computing system, and respond to new nodes or out-of-sync credentialing scenarios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Bolik, Neeta Garimella, Zhiguo Huang, Erick C. Kissel, Jayashree Ramanathan
  • Publication number: 20120151563
    Abstract: One disclosed aspect of the present invention includes authentication and user account automation within a compute cluster for each cluster node that requires password or other credential administration. For example, a storage appliance computing system may rely on a plurality of subsystems (such as databases, storage management software, and application servers) that each have internal user accounts with associated passwords and credential keys that need to be changed at frequent intervals. Rather than requiring an administrator to manually manage all of these accounts, the presently described invention includes techniques and an authentication manager component to automatically manage, update, and refresh authentication information as required. Further, the authentication manager component may be used to perform and propagate automatic credential changes such as new sets of SSH keys or updated passwords as required within a computing system, and respond to new nodes or out-of-sync credentialing scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christian Bolik, Neeta Garimella, Zhiguo Huang, Erick C. Kissel, Jayashree Ramanathan
  • Publication number: 20090077004
    Abstract: Systems and methods for retrieving data from a storage system having a plurality of storage pools are provided. The system comprises a logic unit for processing configurable data retrieval instructions to determine a first storage pool from which target backup data is to be retrieved, in response to a data restore request; and a logic unit for retrieving the target backup data from the first storage pool to satisfy the restore request. The configurable data retrieval instructions are managed by a source external to the storage system with administrative authority to change the configurable data retrieval instructions to optimize data restoration from the storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Matthew J. Anglin, David M. Cannon, Colin S. Dawson, Erick C. Kissel, Howard N. Martin, Jonathan M. Haswell
  • Publication number: 20090077140
    Abstract: Systems and methods for retrieving data from a storage system having a plurality of storage pools are provided. The method comprises processing configurable data retrieval instructions to determine a first storage pool from which target backup data is to be retrieved, in response to a data restore request; and retrieving the target backup data from the first storage pool to satisfy the restore request. The configurable data retrieval instructions are managed by a source external to the storage system with administrative authority to change the configurable data retrieval instructions to optimize data restoration from the storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Matthew J. Anglin, David M. Cannon, Colin S. Dawson, Erick C. Kissel, Howard N. Martin, Jonathan M. Haswell