Patents by Inventor Sathya Prakash Dhanabal

Sathya Prakash Dhanabal 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).

  • Patent number: 8209409
    Abstract: A method of determining a state of a Storage Area Network SAN is provided comprising analyzing data collected from components in the SAN, calculating a redundancy level of the SAN based on the analyzed data, and determining the state of the SAN based on the calculated redundancy level. The redundancy levels indicate the sensitivity of the SAN to a fault in one of the components. The method also includes receiving user policy settings allowing automatic correction of the SAN and auto-correcting the SAN in response to a change in the SAN state and in dependence on the user policy settings. The redundancy levels can be used by an administrator to set the user policy settings. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Satish Kumar Mopur, Unnikrishnan Ponnan Katangot, Sathya Prakash Dhanabal, Mukesh Gupta, Vivek Mehrotra, Karthigeyan Kasthurirengan
  • Publication number: 20080250042
    Abstract: A method of determining a state of a Storage Area Network SAN is provided comprising analyzing data collected from components in the SAN, calculating a redundancy level of the SAN based on the analyzed data, and determining the state of the SAN based on the calculated redundancy level. The redundancy levels indicate the sensitivity of the SAN to a fault in one of the components. The method also includes receiving user policy settings allowing automatic correction of the SAN and auto-correcting the SAN in response to a change in the SAN state and in dependence on the user policy settings. The redundancy levels can be used by an administrator to set the user policy settings. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Hewlett Packard Development Co, L.P.
    Inventors: Satish Kumar Mopur, Unnikrishnan Ponnan Katangot, Sathya Prakash Dhanabal, Mukesh Gupta, Vivek Mehrotra, Karthigeyan Kasthurirengan