Patents by Inventor Michael P. Maley

Michael P. Maley 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).

  • Simplify server replacement
    Patent number: 7856489
    Abstract: There is provided techniques for automating attachment of a server to a storage area network (SAN). In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided which includes storing identifiers in a memory associated with an enclosure adapted to house one or more servers. The identifiers are correlated to a particular location of the enclosure. Additionally, the method includes providing the identifiers from the memory to host bus adapters (HBAs) associated with a particular location when a server is placed in the particular location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Richard L. Mouser, Joseph F. DeSimone, Jr., Michael P. Maley
  • Simplify server replacement
    Publication number: 20080294819
    Abstract: There is provided techniques for automating attachment of a server to a storage area network (SAN). In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided which includes storing identifiers in a memory associated with an enclosure adapted to house one or more servers. The identifiers are correlated to a particular location of the enclosure. Additionally, the method includes providing the identifiers from the memory to host bus adapters (HBAs) associated with a particular location when a server is placed in the particular location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Richard L. Mouser, Joseph F. DeSimone, JR., Michael P. Maley