Patents by Inventor Erick Christian Kissel
Erick Christian 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).
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Patent number: 10169163Abstract: Provided are techniques for managing backup operations from a client system to a primary server and secondary server. A determination is made at the client system of whether a state of the data on the secondary server permits a backup operation in response to determining that the primary server is unavailable when a force failover parameter is not set. The client system reattempts to connect to the primary server to perform the backup operation at the primary server in response to determining that the state of the data on the secondary server does not permit the backup operation. The client system performs the backup operation at the secondary server in response to determining that the state of the secondary server permits the backup operation.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Matthew J. Anglin, David M. Cannon, Ken Eugene Hannigan, Kevin Patrick Hoyt, Erick Christian Kissel, Howard N. Martin, Michael Harry Segapeli
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Patent number: 9563516Abstract: Provided are techniques for managing backup operations from a client system to a primary server and secondary server. A determination is made at the client system of whether a state of the data on the secondary server permits a backup operation in response to determining that the primary server is unavailable when a force failover parameter is not set. The client system reattempts to connect to the primary server to perform the backup operation at the primary server in response to determining that the state of the data on the secondary server does not permit the backup operation. The client system performs the backup operation at the secondary server in response to determining that the state of the secondary server permits the backup operation.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2014Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Matthew J. Anglin, David M. Cannon, Ken Eugene Hannigan, Kevin Patrick Hoyt, Erick Christian Kissel, Howard N. Martin, Michael Harry Segapeli
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Publication number: 20170004058Abstract: Provided are techniques for managing backup operations from a client system to a primary server and secondary server. A determination is made at the client system of whether a state of the data on the secondary server permits a backup operation in response to determining that the primary server is unavailable when a force failover parameter is not set. The client system reattempts to connect to the primary server to perform the backup operation at the primary server in response to determining that the state of the data on the secondary server does not permit the backup operation. The client system performs the backup operation at the secondary server in response to determining that the state of the secondary server permits the backup operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Matthew J. Anglin, David M. Cannon, Ken Eugene Hannigan, Kevin Patrick Hoyt, Erick Christian Kissel, Howard N. Martin, Michael Harry Segapeli
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Patent number: 9489270Abstract: Provided are techniques for managing backup operations from a client system to a primary server and secondary server. A determination is made at the client system of whether a state of the data on the secondary server permits a backup operation in response to determining that the primary server is unavailable when a force failover parameter is not set. The client system reattempts to connect to the primary server to perform the backup operation at the primary server in response to determining that the state of the data on the secondary server does not permit the backup operation. The client system performs the backup operation at the secondary server in response to determining that the state of the secondary server permits the backup operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2014Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Matthew J. Anglin, David M. Cannon, Ken Eugene Hannigan, Kevin Patrick Hoyt, Erick Christian Kissel, Howard N. Martin, Michael Harry Segapeli
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Publication number: 20160034366Abstract: Provided are techniques for managing backup operations from a client system to a primary server and secondary server. A determination is made at the client system of whether a state of the data on the secondary server permits a backup operation in response to determining that the primary server is unavailable when a force failover parameter is not set. The client system reattempts to connect to the primary server to perform the backup operation at the primary server in response to determining that the state of the data on the secondary server does not permit the backup operation. The client system performs the backup operation at the secondary server in response to determining that the state of the secondary server permits the backup operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2014Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Matthew J. Anglin, David M. Cannon, Ken Eugene Hannigan, Kevin Patrick Hoyt, Erick Christian Kissel, Howard N. Martin, Michael Harry Segapeli
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Publication number: 20160034357Abstract: Provided are techniques for managing backup operations from a client system to a primary server and secondary server. A determination is made at the client system of whether a state of the data on the secondary server permits a backup operation in response to determining that the primary server is unavailable when a force failover parameter is not set. The client system reattempts to connect to the primary server to perform the backup operation at the primary server in response to determining that the state of the data on the secondary server does not permit the backup operation. The client system performs the backup operation at the secondary server in response to determining that the state of the secondary server permits the backup operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2014Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Matthew J. Anglin, David M. Cannon, Ken Eugene Hannigan, Kevin Patrick Hoyt, Erick Christian Kissel, Howard N. Martin, Michael Harry Segapeli
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Patent number: 7844756Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture wherein a set of communication paths between a plurality of data movers and a plurality of storage devices is maintained. A request to transfer data from a source storage device to a target storage device is received, wherein the source storage device and the target storage device are included in the plurality of storage devices. At least one data mover from the plurality of data movers is selected based on the set of communication paths, wherein the selected at least one data mover can transfer the data from the source storage device to the target storage device.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2007Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: David Maxwell Cannon, Barry Fruchtman, Yu-mei Una Hsiao, Erick Christian Kissel, Michael Harry Segapeli
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Patent number: 7660959Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for managing encryption for volumes in storage pools. At least one storage pool is defined in a database, wherein storage pools are defined to include a plurality of data volumes, wherein each volume is included in at least one storage media. An encryption status is indicated for storage pools indicating whether encryption is enabled for the storage pool. An encryption key is provided for volumes included in storage pools for which encryption is indicated as enabled. The encryption keys for volumes included in the storage pools for which encryption is enabled are stored. The database associates the encryption keys with the volumes and the volumes with the storage pools.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2006Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kai Alan Gahn Asher, David Maxwell Cannon, Erick Christian Kissel, Toby Lyn Marek
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Patent number: 7533181Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for data access management on a storage device connected to a storage area network. A client includes network connections to a first and second network, where the second network comprises a storage area network (SAN). The client also includes a storage management client and a storage agent. The storage agent is configured to minimize the amount of metadata processing that occurs on the client by sending the metadata or a copy thereof to a storage server to be stored in a centralized metadata database. The storage server also includes a storage manager that is configured to manage data access by the storage agent to the requested storage device.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2004Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Colin Scott Dawson, Erick Christian Kissel, David Michael Morton, William J. Scheid, III
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Patent number: 7512135Abstract: Provided is a method for transferring data among a logical layer, physical layer, and storage device. The logical layer allocates a buffer to use to write data to a storage device. The physical layer manages access to the storage device. The logical layer determines an offset into the buffer based on a length of a physical header written by the physical layer and writes data to the buffer from the determined offset. The physical layer writes physical header information, wherein the physical header information does not extend past the offset in the buffer. The physical layer transfers content from the buffer to the storage device.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2004Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Matthew Joseph Angtin, Kai Alan Gahn Asher, David Maxwell Cannon, Erick Christian Kissel
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Publication number: 20080177958Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture wherein a set of communication paths between a plurality of data movers and a plurality of storage devices is maintained. A request to transfer data from a source storage device to a target storage device is received, wherein the source storage device and the target storage device are included in the plurality of storage devices. At least one data mover from the plurality of data movers is selected based on the set of communication paths, wherein the selected at least one data mover can transfer the data from the source storage device to the target storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2007Publication date: July 24, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: David Maxwell Cannon, Barry Fruchtman, Yu-mei Una Hsiao, Erick Christian Kissel, Michael Harry Segapeli
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Publication number: 20080082835Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for managing encryption for volumes in storage pools. At least one storage pool is defined in a database, wherein storage pools are defined to include a plurality of data volumes, wherein each volume is included in at least one storage media. An encryption status is indicated for storage pools indicating whether encryption is enabled for the storage pool. An encryption key is provided for volumes included in storage pools for which encryption is indicated as enabled. The encryption keys for volumes included in the storage pools for which encryption is enabled are stored. The database associates the encryption keys with the volumes and the volumes with the storage pools.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2006Publication date: April 3, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Kai Alan Gahn Asher, David Maxwell Cannon, Erick Christian Kissel, Toby Lyn Marek