Patents by Inventor Malcolm Stephan McLean

Malcolm Stephan McLean 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).

  • Systems and methods for performing input/output path failovers
    Patent number: 8954808
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for performing input/output path failovers may include identifying a computing system with a plurality of input/output paths to a storage array. The computer-implemented method may additionally include detecting a failure of a first input/output path within the plurality of input/output paths. The computer-implemented method may also include receiving a communication from the storage array indicating that a storage processor within the first input/output path is unavailable. The computer-implemented method may further include selecting at least one alternate input/output path within the plurality of input/output paths that does not include the storage processor. The computer-implemented method may additionally include reconfiguring the computing system to access the storage array via the alternate input/output path. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Malcolm Stephan McLean, Venkata Sreenivasarao Nagineni, David Thompson