Patents by Inventor Gerhard Banzahf

Gerhard Banzahf 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).

  • Computer program product and system for managing virtual instances of a physical port attached to a network
    Patent number: 7757007
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, a computer program product and a system for managing virtual instances of a physical port attached to a network. The method is based on the Fiber Channel N_Port virtualization for a physical Fiber Channel N_Port. Multiple virtual Fiber Channel adapters share a single physical N_Port among multiple operating system instances. The invention discloses means for the automatic and persistent generation and administration of unique Worldwide Port Names needed for the N_Port virtualization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gerhard Banzahf, Stefan Mueller, Jaya Srikrishnan, Frank W. Brice, Jr., Giles R. Frazier, Ingo Adlung
  • COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING VIRTUAL INSTANCES OF A PHYSICAL PORT ATTACHED TO A NETWORK
    Publication number: 20080181232
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, a computer program product and a system for managing virtual instances of a physical port attached to a network. The method is based on the Fibre Channel N_Port virtualisation for a physical Fibre Channel N_Port. Multiple virtual Fibre Channel adapters share a single physical N_Port among multiple operating system instances. The invention discloses means for the automatic and persistent generation and administration of unique Worldwide Port Names needed for the N_Port virtualisation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gerhard Banzahf, Stefan Mueller, Jaya Srikrishnan, Frank Williams Brice, Giles Roger Frazier, Ingo Adlung