Patents by Inventor Marcus Thordal

Marcus Thordal 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).

  • Patent number: 9491040
    Abstract: A management station which manages the encryption devices in a SAN to set up encrypted LUNs. In setting up the encryption, the source and target ports are identified, along with the target LUN. LUN serial numbers used to identify unique LUNs. As paths to a given LUN are defined, the management station compares the path to existing paths and provides an indication if there is a mismatch in the encryption policies or keys being applied to the LUN over the various paths. This allows the administrator to readily identify when there is a problem with the paths to an encrypted LUN and then take steps to cure the problem. By determining the paths and then comparing them, the management station greatly simplifies setting up multipath I/O to an encrypted LUN or access by multiple hosts to an encrypted LUN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David Hamilton, Marcus Thordal, Prakash Kaligotla, Hui-Lin Li
  • Publication number: 20140164590
    Abstract: A management station which manages the encryption devices in a SAN to set up encrypted LUNs. In setting up the encryption, the source and target ports are identified, along with the target LUN. LUN serial numbers used to identify unique LUNs. As paths to a given LUN are defined, the management station compares the path to existing paths and provides an indication if there is a mismatch in the encryption policies or keys being applied to the LUN over the various paths. This allows the administrator to readily identify when there is a problem with the paths to an encrypted LUN and then take steps to cure the problem. By determining the paths and then comparing them, the management station greatly simplifies setting up multipath I/O to an encrypted LUN or access by multiple hosts to an encrypted LUN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: David Hamilton, Marcus Thordal, Prakash Kaligotla, Hui-Lin Li
  • Publication number: 20140108647
    Abstract: A system according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention utilizes performance monitoring tools on the network infrastructure and servers of a VDI environment to provide a performance indication to each user, based on his network path and his servers. The user may also provide feedback, such as a rating from one to five, of the performance of each of his applications. Ratings of other users may be provided to each user to provide additional performance indications. The ratings of the users may also be used by IT staff in conjunction with the network and server metrics to troubleshoot problem areas and to assist in planning future environments. The user feedback or rating can be used in other areas as well to allow improvement of the delivery of services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: James Cole Bleess, Mark Allen Premo, Tim Braly, Marcus Thordal
  • Patent number: 8694768
    Abstract: A management station which manages the encryption devices in a SAN to set up encrypted LUNs. In setting up the encryption, the source and target ports are identified, along with the target LUN. LUN serial numbers used to identify unique LUNs. As paths to a given LUN are defined, the management station compares the path to existing paths and provides an indication if there is a mismatch in the encryption policies or keys being applied to the LUN over the various paths. This allows the administrator to readily identify when there is a problem with the paths to an encrypted LUN and then take steps to cure the problem. By determining the paths and then comparing them, the management station greatly simplifies setting up multipath I/O to an encrypted LUN or access by multiple hosts to an encrypted LUN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Hamilton, Marcus Thordal, Prakash Kaligotla, Hui-Lin Li
  • Publication number: 20110283100
    Abstract: A management station which manages the encryption devices in a SAN to set up encrypted LUNs. In setting up the encryption, the source and target ports are identified, along with the target LUN. LUN serial numbers used to identify unique LUNs. As paths to a given LUN are defined, the management station compares the path to existing paths and provides an indication if there is a mismatch in the encryption policies or keys being applied to the LUN over the various paths. This allows the administrator to readily identify when there is a problem with the paths to an encrypted LUN and then take steps to cure the problem. By determining the paths and then comparing them, the management station greatly simplifies setting up multipath I/O to an encrypted LUN or access by multiple hosts to an encrypted LUN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Hamilton, Marcus Thordal, Prakash Kaligotla, Hui-Lin Li