Patents by Inventor Steven E. Mohl

Steven E. Mohl 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: 8762992
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for safely migrating to virtualized platforms may include (1) identifying a virtual machine that is a target of a physical-to-virtual conversion from a physical server, (2) determining that the physical-to-virtual conversion includes at least one future step before the physical-to-virtual conversion is complete, (3) based on determining that the physical-to-virtual conversion includes the future step, creating a snapshot of the virtual machine before the future step, and (4) reverting the virtual machine to the snapshot before the future step. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Lokesha Krishnamurthy, Steven E. Mohl
  • Publication number: 20130167145
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for safely migrating to virtualized platforms may include (1) identifying a virtual machine that is a target of a physical-to-virtual conversion from a physical server, (2) determining that the physical-to-virtual conversion includes at least one future step before the physical-to-virtual conversion is complete, (3) based on determining that the physical-to-virtual conversion includes the future step, creating a snapshot of the virtual machine before the future step, and (4) reverting the virtual machine to the snapshot before the future step. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Lokesha Krishnamurthy, Steven E. Mohl
  • Patent number: 7996708
    Abstract: Techniques for file system resource restoration are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for file system resource restoration comprising modeling source configuration information of one or more file system resources associated with a first storage management system, modeling target configuration information of one or more file system resources associated with a second storage management system, mapping one or more portions of the source configuration information to the target configuration information, generating computer executable restoration instructions based at least in part on the mapping; and executing the computer executable restoration instructions to restore one or more file system resources of the source configuration information to a target computing platform identified by the target configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventor: Steven E. Mohl
  • Patent number: 7890793
    Abstract: Techniques for restoring file system resources are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for restoring file system resources comprising determining source configuration information of one or more file system resources, modeling a source configuration based at least in part on the source configuration information, determining target configuration information, modeling a target configuration based at least in part on the target configuration information, generating restoration instructions to map the source configuration to the target configuration, and executing the restoration instructions to restore the one or more file system resources of the source configuration to the target configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventor: Steven E. Mohl