Patents by Inventor Krishanu Dhar

Krishanu Dhar 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).

  • Method and/or apparatus for certifying an out of band management application in an external storage array
    Patent number: 8966098
    Abstract: A method for configuring a storage array, comprising the steps of (A) configuring the storage array with a minimal number of components for initial testing; (B) sending a first symbol call command to the storage array to initiate a test of a structure of the storage array; (C) receiving a response from the storage array; and (D) determining whether the test passed in response to the response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mahmoud K. Jibbe, Krishanu Dhar
  • Method and apparatus for enabling communication between iSCSI devices and SAS devices
    Patent number: 8892723
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for enabling communication between iSCSI/SAS host devices and iSCSI/SAS target devices via an iSCSI/SAS router is disclosed. In one embodiment, an iSCSI/SAS router includes iSCSI interfaces, SAS interfaces, and a mapping and routing logic. The mapping and routing logic is coupled to the iSCSI interfaces and the SAS interfaces. The mapping and routing logic virtualizes one or more SAS host and target devices to communicate with discovered one or more iSCSI host and target devices. Further, the mapping and routing logic virtualizes the one or more iSCSI host and target devices to communicate with discovered one or more SAS host and target devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Netapp, Inc.
    Inventors: Mahmoud K. Jibbe, Dhishankar Sengupta, Madhukar Gunjan, Krishanu Dhar
  • BACKUP, RESTORE, AND/OR REPLICATION OF CONFIGURATION SETTINGS IN A STORAGE AREA NETWORK ENVIRONMENT USING A MANAGEMENT INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20130036212
    Abstract: A method for backing up components in a mixed vendor network using a common administration computer, comprising the steps of (A) sending a plurality of first requests to a plurality of components of a first network, (B) storing responses to the first requests in the common administration computer and (C) sending a plurality of second requests to a plurality of components in a second network in response to the stored plurality of first requests. The first network comprises components from a first manufacturer. The second network comprises components from a second manufacturer. The second network replicates the first network in response to the plurality of second requests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventors: Mahmoud K. Jibbe, Dhishankar Sengupta, Krishanu Dhar
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN iSCSI DEVICES AND SAS DEVICES
    Publication number: 20110314141
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for enabling communication between iSCSI/SAS host devices and iSCSI/SAS target devices via an iSCSI/SAS router is disclosed. In one embodiment, an iSCSI/SAS router includes iSCSI interfaces, SAS interfaces, and a mapping and routing logic. The mapping and routing logic is coupled to the iSCSI interfaces and the SAS interfaces. The mapping and routing logic virtualizes one or more SAS host and target devices to communicate with discovered one or more iSCSI host and target devices. Further, the mapping and routing logic virtualizes the one or more iSCSI host and target devices to communicate with discovered one or more SAS host and target devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Mahmoud K. Jibbe, Dhishankar Sengupta, Madhukar Gunjan, Krishanu Dhar
  • METHOD AND/OR APPARATUS FOR CERTIFYING AN OUT OF BAND MANAGEMENT APPLICATION IN AN EXTERNAL STORAGE ARRAY
    Publication number: 20110167295
    Abstract: A method for configuring a storage array, comprising the steps of (A) configuring the storage array with a minimal number of components for initial testing; (B) sending a first symbol call command to the storage array to initiate a test of a structure of the storage array; (C) receiving a response from the storage array; and (D) determining whether the test passed in response to the response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Mahmoud K. Jibbe, Krishanu Dhar