Patents by Inventor Kent LeDel Hofer

Kent LeDel Hofer 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).

  • Utilizing partition resource requirements from workload estimation to automate partition software configuration and validation
    Patent number: 8140816
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for utilizing partition resource requirements to automate computer partition configuration. Partition resource requirements that are collected by a workload estimator include the type and version of software that is to be run on each partition of the system and the minimum hardware resources needed for each of the plurality of partitions on a partition by partition basis. The partition resource requirements are included in a system plan that is passed to other tools to configure a system based on the system plan. The tools that use the system plan include a deployment wizard that uses the system plan file to configure a system upgrade, and an ordering tool that passes the partition resource requirements to the manufacturer to allow the manufacturer to configure a new system based on the workload information in the system plan file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kent LeDel Hofer, Jossie Maite McManus, Nathan Allan Rabe, Tammy Lynn Van Hove
  • Apparatus and method for automatically defining, deploying and managing hardware and software resources in a logically-partitioned computer system
    Patent number: 8055875
    Abstract: A partition wizard allows automatically defining from a set of system requirements a solution profile that defines a combination of hardware and software in multiple logical partitions to satisfy the performance objectives. The solution profile may be used by an order processing system to automatically generate an order for a target computer system. The solution profile may also be used by a hardware management console to automatically create logical partitions on the target computer system, then may be used by an operating system install engine to automatically install a desired operating system in each of the logical partitions on the target computer system and to automatically install desired software into each of the logical partitions in the target computer system. The solution profile may also be used to manage the target computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Joseph Gimpl, Kyle Lane Henderson, Kent LeDel Hofer, Cale T. Rath, George James Romano, Tammy Lynn Van Hove
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DEFINING, DEPLOYING AND MANAGING HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE RESOURCES IN A LOGICALLY-PARTITIONED COMPUTER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080163196
    Abstract: A partition wizard allows automatically defining from a set of system requirements a solution profile that defines a combination of hardware and software in multiple logical partitions to satisfy the performance objectives. The solution profile may be used by an order processing system to automatically generate an order for a target computer system. The solution profile may also be used by a hardware management console to automatically create logical partitions on the target computer system, then may be used by an operating system install engine to automatically install a desired operating system in each of the logical partitions on the target computer system and to automatically install desired software into each of the logical partitions in the target computer system. The solution profile may also be used to manage the target computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2008
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Joseph Gimpl, Kyle Lane Henderson, Kent LeDel Hofer, Cale T. Rath, George James Romano, Tammy Lynn Van Hove
  • UTILIZING PARTITION RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS FROM WORKLOAD ESTIMATION TO AUTOMATE PARTITION SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION AND VALIDATION
    Publication number: 20080148254
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for utilizing partition resource requirements to automate computer partition configuration. Partition resource requirements that are collected by a workload estimator include the type and version of software that is to be run on each partition of the system and the minimum hardware resources needed for each of the plurality of partitions on a partition by partition basis. The partition resource requirements are included in a system plan that is passed to other tools to configure a system based on the system plan. The tools that use the system plan include a deployment wizard that uses the system plan file to configure a system upgrade, and an ordering tool that passes the partition resource requirements to the manufacturer to allow the manufacturer to configure a new system based on the workload information in the system plan file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kent LeDel Hofer, Jossie Maite McManus, Nathan Allan Rabe, Tammy Lynn Van Hove
  • Apparatus and method for automatically defining, deploying and managing hardware and software resources in a logically-partitioned computer system
    Patent number: 7386698
    Abstract: A partition wizard allows automatically defining from a set of system requirements a solution profile that defines a combination of hardware and software in multiple logical partitions to satisfy the performance objectives. The solution profile may be used by an order processing system to automatically generate an order for a target computer system. The solution profile may also be used by a hardware management console to automatically create logical partitions on the target computer system, then may be used by an operating system install engine to automatically install a desired operating system in each of the logical partitions on the target computer system and to automatically install desired software into each of the logical partitions in the target computer system. The solution profile may also be used to manage the target computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Joseph Gimpl, Kyle Lane Henderson, Kent LeDel Hofer, Cale T. Rath, George James Romano, Tammy Lynn Van Hove
  • Apparatus and method for automatically defining, deploying and managing hardware and software resources in a logically-partitioned computer system
    Publication number: 20060259730
    Abstract: A partition wizard allows automatically defining from a set of system requirements a solution profile that defines a combination of hardware and software in multiple logical partitions to satisfy the performance objectives. The solution profile may be used by an order processing system to automatically generate an order for a target computer system. The solution profile may also be used by a hardware management console to automatically create logical partitions on the target computer system, then may be used by an operating system install engine to automatically install a desired operating system in each of the logical partitions on the target computer system and to automatically install desired software into each of the logical partitions in the target computer system. The solution profile may also be used to manage the target computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Gimpl, Kyle Henderson, Kent LeDel Hofer, Cale Rath, George Romano, Tammy Van Hove