Patents by Inventor Richard A. Bordoli

Richard A. Bordoli 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).

  • Managing disaster recovery replication for storage volumes
    Patent number: 10310750
    Abstract: A storage area network comprises: one or more replicating source and target storage volumes accessible by one or more hosts; a volume replication status checker for determining an active replication relationship between a source storage volume and a target storage volume; and a volume visibility engine for setting the target storage volume to be hidden from a host if the target storage volume is visible to the host and has a determined active relationship. The volume replication status checker is further for determining an inactive replication relationship between a source storage volume and a target storage volume; and the volume visibility engine is further for setting the target storage volume to be visible to a host if the target storage volume is hidden from the host and has a determined inactive replication relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard A. Bordoli, Christopher W. Bulmer, Andrew D. Martin, Timothy A. Moran
  • MANAGING DISASTER RECOVERY REPLICATION FOR STORAGE VOLUMES
    Publication number: 20180101316
    Abstract: A storage area network comprises: one or more replicating source and target storage volumes accessible by one or more hosts; a volume replication status checker for determining an active replication relationship between a source storage volume and a target storage volume; and a volume visibility engine for setting the target storage volume to be hidden from a host if the target storage volume is visible to the host and has a determined active relationship. The volume replication status checker is further for determining an inactive replication relationship between a source storage volume and a target storage volume; and the volume visibility engine is further for setting the target storage volume to be visible to a host if the target storage volume is hidden from the host and has a determined inactive replication relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Richard A. Bordoli, Christopher W. Bulmer, Andrew D. Martin, Timothy A. Moran