Patents by Inventor Prashant Kumar Gupta

Prashant Kumar Gupta 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).

  • Fencing management in clusters
    Patent number: 8145938
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to detect a failure in a failed one of a plurality of nodes included in a cluster, and to fence a portion of the plurality of nodes, including the failed one. Membership in the portion may be determined according to an aggregated value of weighted values assigned to resources and/or services associated with the cluster. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Novell, Inc.
    Inventor: Prashant Kumar Gupta
  • FENCING MANAGEMENT IN CLUSTERS
    Publication number: 20100306573
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to detect a failure in a failed one of a plurality of nodes included in a cluster, and to fence a portion of the plurality of nodes, including the failed one. Membership in the portion may be determined according to an aggregated value of weighted values assigned to resources and/or services associated with the cluster. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventor: Prashant Kumar Gupta