Patents by Inventor Olive P. Faries
Olive P. Faries 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).
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Patent number: 8949387Abstract: Provided is a method for best practices analysis of zones and components in a network. A database has information on components in the network and configuration settings for the components. Best practices rules indicate best practices configuration settings for components in the network. The database and the accessed best practices rules are processed to determine whether the configuration settings for the components in the network satisfy the best practices configuration settings for the components indicated in the best practices rules. A report is generated indicating whether the configuration settings of the components in the network satisfy the best practices configuration settings for the components indicated in the best practices rules.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2013Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Louie A. Dickens, Olive P. Faries, Laurence W. Holley, Sheri L. Jackson
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Patent number: 8762503Abstract: Provided is a method for best practices analysis of zones and components in a network. A database has information on components in the network and configuration settings for the components. Best practices rules indicate best practices configuration settings for components in the network. The database and the accessed best practices rules are processed to determine whether the configuration settings for the components in the network satisfy the best practices configuration settings for the components indicated in the best practices rules. A report is generated indicating whether the configuration settings of the components in the network satisfy the best practices configuration settings for the components indicated in the best practices rules.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2013Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Louie A. Dickens, Olive P. Faries, Laurence W. Holley, Sheri L. Jackson
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Publication number: 20140095679Abstract: Provided is a method for best practices analysis of zones and components in a network. A database has information on components in the network and configuration settings for the components. Best practices rules indicate best practices configuration settings for components in the network. The database and the accessed best practices rules are processed to determine whether the configuration settings for the components in the network satisfy the best practices configuration settings for the components indicated in the best practices rules. A report is generated indicating whether the configuration settings of the components in the network satisfy the best practices configuration settings for the components indicated in the best practices rules.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Louie A. Dickens, Olive P. Faries, Laurence W. Holley, Sheri L. Jackson
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Patent number: 8650291Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for best practices analysis of zones and components in a network. A database has information on components in the network and configuration settings for the components. Best practices rules indicate best practices configuration settings for components in the network. The database and the accessed best practices rules are processed to determine whether the configuration settings for the components in the network satisfy the best practices configuration settings for the components indicated in the best practices rules. A report is generated indicating whether the configuration settings of the components in the network satisfy the best practices configuration settings for the components indicated in the best practices rules.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2011Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Louie A. Dickens, Olive P. Faries, Laurence W. Holley, Sheri L. Jackson
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Patent number: 8549130Abstract: Exemplary method, system, and computer program embodiments for managing a network are provided. In one embodiment, at least one of an available plurality of network components is polled, including devices, hosts and virtual devices, an interconnected plurality of communication paths, and quality of service (QoS) information in a discovery process for network information. A graphical representation of the at least one of the available plurality of network components is created for presentation by a graphical user interface (GUI) to a user. Based on a selection of the user of at least one attribute of the at least one of the available plurality of network components as displayed by the GUI to the user, a zone is created for the at least one of the available plurality of network components.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2010Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kevin D. Butt, Louie A. Dickens, Olive P. Faries, Laurence W. Holley, Nancy V. Ryson, Michael E. Starling, Daniel J. Winarski
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Publication number: 20130067066Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for best practices analysis of zones and components in a network. A database has information on components in the network and configuration settings for the components. Best practices rules indicate best practices configuration settings for components in the network. The database and the accessed best practices rules are processed to determine whether the configuration settings for the components in the network satisfy the best practices configuration settings for the components indicated in the best practices rules. A report is generated indicating whether the configuration settings of the components in the network satisfy the best practices configuration settings for the components indicated in the best practices rules.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Louie A. Dickens, Olive P. Faries, Laurence William Holley, Sheri L. Jackson
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Publication number: 20120151355Abstract: Exemplary method, system, and computer program embodiments for managing a network are provided. In one embodiment, at least one of an available plurality of network components is polled, including devices, hosts and virtual devices, an interconnected plurality of communication paths, and quality of service (QoS) information in a discovery process for network information. A graphical representation of the at least one of the available plurality of network components is created for presentation by a graphical user interface (GUI) to a user. Based on a selection of the user of at least one attribute of the at least one of the available plurality of network components as displayed by the GUI to the user, a zone is created for the at least one of the available plurality of network components.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Kevin D. BUTT, Louie A. DICKENS, Olive P. FARIES, Laurence W. HOLLEY, Nancy V. RYSON, Michael E. STARLING, Daniel J. WINARSKI
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Patent number: 8065571Abstract: A tester that generates various data patterns to assure that link receivers and transmitters are functioning properly (i.e., are functioning according to a relevant network specification) across the entire storage area network. In various embodiments, this tester may be used in Fibre Channel type SANs or in fiber connectivity (FICON) type SANs.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2008Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Louie A. Dickens, Olive P. Faries, Michael E. Starling, David L. Binning
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Publication number: 20100095160Abstract: A tester that generates various data patterns to assure that link receivers and transmitters are functioning properly (i.e., are functioning according to a relevant network specification) across the entire storage area network. In various embodiments, this tester may be used in Fibre Channel type SANs or in fiber connectivity (FICON) type SANs.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Louie A. Dickens, Olive P. Faries, Michael E. Starling, David L. Binning