Patents by Inventor Rupesh Kumar Thota
Rupesh Kumar Thota 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: 9031917Abstract: A method enables cluster-level backup and restore functionality of all Virtual Input/Output Server (VIOS) configuration data within a VIOS cluster and the data of a shared VIOS cluster database. The method comprises: performing, via a backup/restore utility of a VIOS partition, a cluster level backup, which creates a first VIOS cluster configuration backup file having configuration information about hardware, logical and virtual devices of each VIOS partition within a VIOS cluster and all cluster data from the shared VIOS database of the VIOS cluster; storing the VIOS cluster configuration backup file within a storage location; and responsive to receipt of a VIOS restore command at a VIOS partition: retrieving the configuration backup file from the storage location; restoring a configuration of the hardware, logical and virtual devices of each VIOS within the VIOS cluster to prior state; and restoring the shared VIOS database with the backed-up cluster data.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: International Buisness Machines CorporationInventors: James A. Pafumi, Chintamani P. Siddeshwar, Rupesh Kumar Thota, Vasu Vallabhaneni
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Patent number: 8949188Abstract: In a Virtual Input/Output (I/O) Server (VIOS) partition within a data processing system that comprises cluster-aware VIOSes, a method includes: performing, via a backup/restore utility of a cluster aware (CA) operating system (OS) executing on a processor resource of the first VIOS partition, a backup operation on the first VIOS partition, which creates a first configuration backup file having configuration information about the hardware, logical and virtual devices of the VIOS partition; storing the configuration backup file within local storage; and responsive to receipt of a VIOS restore command: retrieving the configuration backup file from the local storage; and restoring the configuration of the hardware, logical and virtual devices of the first VIOS to a state that existed at a time at which the backup operation creating the configuration backup file was performed.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2012Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: James A. Pafumi, Chintamani P. Siddeshwar, Rupesh Kumar Thota, Vasu Vallabhaneni
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Patent number: 8676762Abstract: In a Virtual Input/Output (I/O) Server (VIOS) partition within a data processing system that comprises cluster-aware VIOSes, the system provides the functions of: performing, via a backup/restore utility of a cluster aware (CA) operating system (OS) executing on a processor resource of the first VIOS partition, a backup operation on the first VIOS partition, which creates a first configuration backup file having configuration information about the hardware, logical and virtual devices of the VIOS partition; storing the configuration backup file within local storage; and responsive to receipt of a VIOS restore command: retrieving the configuration backup file from the local storage; and restoring the configuration of the hardware, logical and virtual devices of the first VIOS to a state that existed at a time at which the backup operation creating the configuration backup file was performed.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2010Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: James A. Pafumi, Chintamani Praksh Siddeshwar, Rupesh Kumar Thota, Vasu Vallabhaneni
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Publication number: 20130254165Abstract: In a Virtual Input/Output (I/O) Server (VIOS) partition within a data processing system that comprises cluster-aware VIOSes, a method includes: performing, via a backup/restore utility of a cluster aware (CA) operating system (OS) executing on a processor resource of the first VIOS partition, a backup operation on the first VIOS partition, which creates a first configuration backup file having configuration information about the hardware, logical and virtual devices of the VIOS partition; storing the configuration backup file within local storage; and responsive to receipt of a VIOS restore command: retrieving the configuration backup file from the local storage; and restoring the configuration of the hardware, logical and virtual devices of the first VIOS to a state that existed at a time at which the backup operation creating the configuration backup file was performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2012Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: IBM CorporationInventors: James A. Pafumi, Chintamani Praksh Siddeshwar, Rupesh Kumar Thota, Vasu Vallabhaneni
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Patent number: 8533164Abstract: In a Virtual Input/Output (I/O) Server (VIOS) partition, a method comprises a cluster aware (CA) operating system (OS) of a VIOS partition performing the functions of: responsive to a restore command: retrieving a configuration backup file from storage; comparing a DRC name from the retrieved file with a DRC name of the current VIOS partition performing the restore operation; in response to an occurrence of a DRC name mismatch: retrieving an initial UUID of the VIOS from the configuration backup file; accessing a UUID table within a management tool; locating a matching UUID to the initial UUID within the UUID table; and in response to locating the matching UUID: verifying that the configuration data file belongs to the current VIOS initiating the restore operation; and performing the restore operation to restore the configurations of the hardware, logical and virtual devices of the first VIOS to an earlier configuration state.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2010Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: James A. Pafumi, Rupesh Kumar Thota, Chintamani Praksh Siddeshwar, Vasu Vallabhaneni
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Patent number: 8392378Abstract: A system enables cluster-level backup and restore functionality of all Virtual Input/Output Server (VIOS) configuration data within a VIOS cluster and the data of a shared VIOS cluster database. The system comprises a VIOS partition: performing, via a backup/restore utility of the VIOS partition, a cluster level backup, which creates a first VIOS cluster configuration backup file having configuration information about hardware, logical and virtual devices of each VIOS partition within a VIOS cluster and all cluster data from the shared VIOS database of the VIOS cluster; storing the VIOS cluster configuration backup file within a storage location; and responsive to receipt of a VIOS restore command at a VIOS partition: retrieving the configuration backup file from the storage location; restoring a configuration of the hardware, logical and virtual devices of each VIOS within the VIOS cluster to prior state; and restoring the shared VIOS database with the backed-up cluster data.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2010Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: James A. Pafumi, Chintamani Praksh Siddeshwar, Rupesh Kumar Thota, Vasu Vallabhaneni
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Publication number: 20130013569Abstract: A method enables cluster-level backup and restore functionality of all Virtual Input/Output Server (VIOS) configuration data within a VIOS cluster and the data of a shared VIOS cluster database. The method comprises: performing, via a backup/restore utility of a VIOS partition, a cluster level backup, which creates a first VIOS cluster configuration backup file having configuration information about hardware, logical and virtual devices of each VIOS partition within a VIOS cluster and all cluster data from the shared VIOS database of the VIOS cluster; storing the VIOS cluster configuration backup file within a storage location; and responsive to receipt of a VIOS restore command at a VIOS partition: retrieving the configuration backup file from the storage location; restoring a configuration of the hardware, logical and virtual devices of each VIOS within the VIOS cluster to prior state; and restoring the shared VIOS database with the backed-up cluster data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: IBM CorporationInventors: James A. Pafumi, Chintamani P. Siddeshwar, Rupesh Kumar Thota, Vasu Vallabhaneni
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Publication number: 20120150815Abstract: A method enables cluster-level backup and restore functionality of all Virtual Input/Output Server (VIOS) configuration data within a VIOS cluster and the data of a shared VIOS cluster database. The method comprises: performing, via a backup/restore utility of a VIOS partition, a cluster level backup, which creates a first VIOS cluster configuration backup file having configuration information about hardware, logical and virtual devices of each VIOS partition within a VIOS cluster and all cluster data from the shared VIOS database of the VIOS cluster; storing the VIOS cluster configuration backup file within a storage location; and responsive to receipt of a VIOS restore command at a VIOS partition: retrieving the configuration backup file from the storage location; restoring a configuration of the hardware, logical and virtual devices of each VIOS within the VIOS cluster to prior state; and restoring the shared VIOS database with the backed-up cluster data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: IBM CorporationInventors: James A. Pafumi, Chintamani P. Siddeshwar, Rupesh Kumar Thota, Vasu Vallabhaneni
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Publication number: 20120150805Abstract: In a Virtual Input/Output (I/O) Server (VIOS) partition within a data processing system that comprises cluster-aware VIOSes, a method includes: performing, via a backup/restore utility of a cluster aware (CA) operating system (OS) executing on a processor resource of the first VIOS partition, a backup operation on the first VIOS partition, which creates a first configuration backup file having configuration information about the hardware, logical and virtual devices of the VIOS partition; storing the configuration backup file within local storage; and responsive to receipt of a VIOS restore command: retrieving the configuration backup file from the local storage; and restoring the configuration of the hardware, logical and virtual devices of the first VIOS to a state that existed at a time at which the backup operation creating the configuration backup file was performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: IBM CORPORATIONInventors: James A. Pafumi, Chintamani P. Siddeshwar, Rupesh Kumar Thota, Vasu Vallabhaneni
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Publication number: 20120150816Abstract: In a Virtual Input/Output (I/O) Server (VIOS) partition, a method comprises a cluster aware (CA) operating system (OS) of a VIOS partition performing the functions of: responsive to a restore command: retrieving a configuration backup file from storage; comparing a DRC name from the retrieved file with a DRC name of the current VIOS partition performing the restore operation; in response to an occurrence of a DRC name mismatch: retrieving an initial UUID of the VIOS from the configuration backup file; accessing a UUID table within a management tool; locating a matching UUID to the initial UUID within the UUID table; and in response to locating the matching UUID: verifying that the configuration data file belongs to the current VIOS initiating the restore operation; and performing the restore operation to restore the configurations of the hardware, logical and virtual devices of the first VIOS to an earlier configuration state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: IBM CorporationInventors: James A. Pafumi, Chintamani P. Siddeshwar, Rupesh Kumar Thota, Vasu Vallabhaneni