Patents by Inventor Thomas Dings

Thomas Dings 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).

  • Making a backup copy of data before rebuilding data on a node
    Patent number: 11416347
    Abstract: Architectures and mechanisms for rebuilding data on a node in a multimode system providing replicated data stores. A primary node provides a primary data store and a secondary node provides a replicated data store and replication to the second node occurs substantially synchronously during periods of normal operation for the second node. If the secondary node is available after a period of unavailability a copy of previously-replicated data on the secondary node is copied and stored when the secondary node is available after the period of unavailability before rebuilding of the secondary node to recover from the period of unavailability. The copy of the previously-replicated data can be used as a backup copy to the primary node during the rebuilding. The data on the secondary node is updated after the copy has been made. The updating comprises asynchronously writing data to the data on the secondary node. The secondary node synchronously replicates data from the primary node after the rebuilding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Thomas Dings, Peter Madany
  • MAKING A BACKUP COPY OF DATA BEFORE REBUILDING DATA ON A NODE
    Publication number: 20210279145
    Abstract: Architectures and mechanisms for rebuilding data on a node in a multimode system providing replicated data stores. A primary node provides a primary data store and a secondary node provides a replicated data store and replication to the second node occurs substantially synchronously during periods of normal operation for the second node. If the secondary node is available after a period of unavailability a copy of previously-replicated data on the secondary node is copied and stored when the secondary node is available after the period of unavailability before rebuilding of the secondary node to recover from the period of unavailability. The copy of the previously-replicated data can be used as a backup copy to the primary node during the rebuilding. The data on the secondary node is updated after the copy has been made. The updating comprises asynchronously writing data to the data on the secondary node. The secondary node synchronously replicates data from the primary node after the rebuilding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Dings, Peter Madany
  • ATTRIBUTE BASED RESOURCE ALLOCATION
    Publication number: 20070143367
    Abstract: A method of attribute based resource allocation is presented. A resource such as a pool of storage has certain properties or attributes associated with portions of the pool. When a request for storage is needed, the requester provides a selection expression which comprises properties and logical operators. From the selection expression a determination is made to allocate portions of the storage pool which meet the requirements of the selection expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Neil Schutzman, Madhav Mutalik, Thomas Dings, Ajay Shekhar, Ananthan Pillai
  • INFORMATION REPLICATION SYSTEM MOUNTING PARTIAL DATABASE REPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20060200698
    Abstract: An information recovery system mounts partial database replications, such as selected tablespaces, on a target host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Ananthan Pillai, Madhav Mutalik, Ajay Shekhar, Neil Schutzman, Thomas Dings, John Stockenberg, Michael Wright, Christophe Balczunas
  • Information replication system having enhanced error detection and recovery
    Patent number: 7096250
    Abstract: An information recovery system includes mountable data volume replications that can be examined for enhanced error detection and correction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Madhav Mutalik, Ajay Shekhar, Neil Schutzman, Thomas Dings, Ananthan K. Pillai, John E. Stockenberg, Michael H. Wright
  • Information replication system mounting partial database replications
    Patent number: 7076685
    Abstract: An information recovery system mounts partial database replications, such as selected tablespaces, on a target host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Ananthan K. Pillai, Madhav Mutalik, Ajay Shekhar, Neil Schutzman, Thomas Dings, John E. Stockenberg, Michael H. Wright, Christophe Balczunas
  • Information replication system having automated replication storage
    Patent number: 6978282
    Abstract: An information recovery system automatically selects storage for a replication of a data volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Dings, Ajay Shekhar, Neil Schutzman, Madhav Mutalik, Ananthan K. Pillai
  • Information replication system mounting partial database replications
    Publication number: 20030172158
    Abstract: An information recovery system mounts partial database replications, such as selected tablespaces, on a target host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Ananthan K. Pillai, Madhav Mutalik, Ajay Shekhar, Neil Schutzman, Thomas Dings, John E. Stockenberg, Michael H. Wright, Christophe Balczunas
  • Information replication system having enhanced error detection and recovery
    Publication number: 20030005120
    Abstract: An information recovery system includes mountable data volume replications that can be examined for enhanced error detection and correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Madhav Mutalik, Ajay Shekhar, Neil Schutzman, Thomas Dings, Ananthan K. Pillai, John E. Stockenberg, Michael H. Wright