Patents by Inventor Mark S. Black

Mark S. Black 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).

  • Hierarchical management of storage capacity and data volumes in a converged system
    Patent number: 10824355
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes identifying a plurality of storage resources. Additionally, the method includes creating a storage capacity, where the storage capacity has a first plurality of associated attributes. Further, the method includes defining one or more data volumes for the storage capacity, where each of the one or more data volumes has a second plurality of associated attributes and inherits the first plurality of associated attributes. Further still, the method includes configuring one or more volume shares for each data volume, where each of the volume shares has a third plurality of associated attributes and inherits the first plurality of associated attributes as well as the second plurality of associated attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Khalid Ahmed, Lior Aronovich, Mark S. Black, Vincenzo Pasquantonio
  • HIERARCHICAL MANAGEMENT OF STORAGE CAPACITY AND DATA VOLUMES IN A CONVERGED SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180196608
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes identifying a plurality of storage resources. Additionally, the method includes creating a storage capacity, where the storage capacity has a first plurality of associated attributes. Further, the method includes defining one or more data volumes for the storage capacity, where each of the one or more data volumes has a second plurality of associated attributes and inherits the first plurality of associated attributes. Further still, the method includes configuring one or more volume shares for each data volume, where each of the volume shares has a third plurality of associated attributes and inherits the first plurality of associated attributes as well as the second plurality of associated attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Khalid Ahmed, Lior Aronovich, Mark S. Black, Vincenzo Pasquantonio