Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Bish
Thomas W. Bish 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: 11119654Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for determining an optimal storage environment for data sets and for migrating data sets. Metadata for each application indicates storage pools used by the application to store data sets, wherein each storage pool is configured in one of a plurality of storage environments using different organization schemes to store data sets. The metadata for at least one application indicates storage pools to store the data sets for the application that are allocated from different storage environments. The metadata for an application is processed to determine a data set for the application stored in a first storage pool implemented in a first storage environment that should be stored in a second storage environment. The determined data set from the first storage pool to a second storage pool implemented in the second storage environment.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Clea A. Zolotow, Thomas W. Bish, Bernhard J. Klingenberg, Petra Kopp, John V. Delaney
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Patent number: 11030158Abstract: A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for asynchronous replication in a hierarchical storage management integrated storage system. For a given file to be replicated from a primary storage system to a remote storage system, the primary storage system accesses the remote storage system to determine file existence and migration status at the remote storage system for the given file. Responsive to the primary storage system determining that the given file exists and has been migrated from first tier storage to second tier storage at the remote storage system, the primary storage system determines a first performance penalty for file recall and a second performance penalty for sending excess data from the primary storage system to the remote storage system.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2017Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Araki, Thomas W. Bish, Norie Iwasaki, Hiroyuki Miyoshi, Satoshi Takai
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Patent number: 10929242Abstract: An incremental backup system that performs the following (not necessarily in the following order): (i) making a plurality of time-ordered journal entries; (ii) determining that a corruption condition exists; (iii) responsive to a corruption condition, constructing a first incremental mirror data set that reflects a backup data set and all journal entries up to a first corrupted journal entry which is the earliest in time journal entry, of the plurality of journal entries, that is a corrupted journal entry; (iv) responsive to a corruption condition, constructing a second incremental mirror data set that reflects the backup data set and all journal entries up to the first corrupted journal entry; and (v) checking for corruption in the first and second incremental mirror data sets to determine the latest uncorrupted version of the data set.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas W. Bish, Kenneth W. Boyd, Gregory E. McBride, Richard A. Welp
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Publication number: 20200019311Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for determining an optimal storage environment for data sets and for migrating data sets. Metadata for each application indicates storage pools used by the application to store data sets, wherein each storage pool is configured in one of a plurality of storage environments using different organization schemes to store data sets. The metadata for at least one application indicates storage pools to store the data sets for the application that are allocated from different storage environments. The metadata for an application is processed to determine a data set for the application stored in a first storage pool implemented in a first storage environment that should be stored in a second storage environment. The determined data set from the first storage pool to a second storage pool implemented in the second storage environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2018Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Clea A. Zolotow, Thomas W. Bish, Bernhard J. Klingenberg, Petra Kopp, John V. Delaney
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Patent number: 10409978Abstract: A computer-implemented method, according to one embodiment, includes: determining, using a processor, whether a virtual machine is authorized to run using a data structure having metadata about properties of the virtual machine; determining, using the processor, whether a hypervisor is authorized to run the virtual machine using a digital signature of the data structure; and running the virtual machine on a computer system using the hypervisor in response to determining that the virtual machine is authorized to be run and that the hypervisor is authorized to run the virtual machine. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described in additional embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas W. Bish, Nikhil Khandelwal, Gregory E. McBride, Aaron S. Palazzolo, David C. Reed, Richard A. Welp
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Publication number: 20190235963Abstract: An incremental backup system that performs the following (not necessarily in the following order): (i) making a plurality of time-ordered journal entries; (ii) determining that a corruption condition exists; (iii) responsive to a corruption condition, constructing a first incremental mirror data set that reflects a backup data set and all journal entries up to a first corrupted journal entry which is the earliest in time journal entry, of the plurality of journal entries, that is a corrupted journal entry; (iv) responsive to a corruption condition, constructing a second incremental mirror data set that reflects the backup data set and all journal entries up to the first corrupted journal entry; and (v) checking for corruption in the first and second incremental mirror data sets to determine the latest uncorrupted version of the data set.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Thomas W. Bish, Kenneth W. Boyd, Gregory E. McBride, Richard A. Welp
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Patent number: 10353781Abstract: An incremental backup system that performs the following (not necessarily in the following order): (i) making a plurality of time-ordered journal entries; (ii) determining that a corruption condition exists; (iii) responsive to a corruption condition, constructing a first incremental mirror data set that reflects a backup data set and all journal entries up to a first corrupted journal entry which is the earliest in time journal entry, of the plurality of journal entries, that is a corrupted journal entry; (iv) responsive to a corruption condition, constructing a second incremental mirror data set that reflects the backup data set and all journal entries up to the first corrupted journal entry; and (v) checking for corruption in the first and second incremental mirror data sets to determine the latest uncorrupted version of the data set.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas W. Bish, Kenneth W. Boyd, Gregory E. McBride, Richard A. Welp
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Patent number: 10220772Abstract: An apparatus for providing traffic alerts includes a distance module, analysis module, transmission module, and signaling module. The distance module measures the distance between a vehicle and an object in front of the vehicle. The analysis decides whether to signal a presence of the object that comprises determining that the measured distance is equal to or less than a threshold distance. The transmission module transmits an alert in response to the analysis module deciding to signal a presence of the object. The signaling module transmits a visual signal to one or more vehicles behind the vehicle in response to receiving the alert from the transmission module. The visual signal has one or more characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas W. Bish, Nikhil Khandelwal, Gregory E. McBride, David C. Reed, Richard A. Welp
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Patent number: 10073641Abstract: Cluster families for cluster selection and cooperative replication are created. The clusters are grouped into family members of a cluster family base on their relationships and roles. Members of the cluster family determine which family member is in the best position to obtain replicated information and become cumulatively consistent within their cluster family. Once the cluster family becomes cumulatively consistent, the data is shared within the cluster family so that all copies within the cluster family are consistent.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2017Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Thomas W. Bish, Takeshi Nohta, Joseph M. Swingler, Rufus-John Y. Twito
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Publication number: 20180239892Abstract: A computer-implemented method, according to one embodiment, includes: determining, using a processor, whether a virtual machine is authorized to run using a data structure having metadata about properties of the virtual machine; determining, using the processor, whether a hypervisor is authorized to run the virtual machine using a digital signature of the data structure; and running the virtual machine on a computer system using the hypervisor in response to determining that the virtual machine is authorized to be run and that the hypervisor is authorized to run the virtual machine. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described in additional embodiments.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Thomas W. Bish, Nikhil Khandelwal, Gregory E. McBride, Aaron S. Palazzolo, David C. Reed, Richard A. Welp
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Patent number: 10048869Abstract: Disclosed aspects include management of a set of blocks in a storage system. A set of write requests is initiated to the set of blocks. In response to the set of write requests, a set of expiration metadata for the set of blocks is established. Based on the set of expiration metadata, an expiration event is detected. In response to detecting the expiration event, an expiration operation on the set of blocks is processed.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas W. Bish, Nikhil Khandelwal, Gregory E. McBride, David C. Reed, Richard A. Welp
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Patent number: 10042557Abstract: Disclosed aspects include management of a set of blocks in a storage system. A set of write requests is initiated to the set of blocks. In response to the set of write requests, a set of expiration metadata for the set of blocks is established. Based on the set of expiration metadata, an expiration event is detected. In response to detecting the expiration event, an expiration operation on the set of blocks is processed.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas W. Bish, Nikhil Khandelwal, Gregory E. McBride, David C. Reed, Richard A. Welp
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Patent number: 9984227Abstract: A computer-implemented method, according to one embodiment, includes receiving a request for a hypervisor to run a virtual machine; determining, using a processor, whether the virtual machine is authorized to run using a data structure having metadata about properties of the virtual machine; determining, using the processor, whether the hypervisor is authorized to run the virtual machine using a digital signature of the data structure; and running the virtual machine on a computer system using the hypervisor in response to determining that the virtual machine is authorized to be run and that the hypervisor is authorized to run the virtual machine. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described in additional embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas W. Bish, Nikhil Khandelwal, Gregory E. McBride, Aaron S. Palazzolo, David C. Reed, Richard A. Welp
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Publication number: 20180121464Abstract: A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for asynchronous replication in a hierarchical storage management integrated storage system. For a given file to be replicated from a primary storage system to a remote storage system, the primary storage system accesses the remote storage system to determine file existence and migration status at the remote storage system for the given file. Responsive to the primary storage system determining that the given file exists and has been migrated from first tier storage to second tier storage at the remote storage system, the primary storage system determines a first performance penalty for file recall and a second performance penalty for sending excess data from the primary storage system to the remote storage system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Hiroshi Araki, Thomas W. Bish, Norie Iwasaki, Hiroyuki Miyoshi, Satoshi Takai
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Patent number: 9959048Abstract: Disclosed aspects include management of a set of blocks in a storage system. A set of write requests is initiated to the set of blocks. In response to the set of write requests, a set of expiration metadata for the set of blocks is established. Based on the set of expiration metadata, an expiration event is detected. In response to detecting the expiration event, an expiration operation on the set of blocks is processed.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2016Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas W. Bish, Nikhil Khandelwal, Gregory E. McBride, David C. Reed, Richard A. Welp
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Patent number: 9928145Abstract: An incremental backup system that performs the following (not necessarily in the following order): (i) making a plurality of time-ordered journal entries; (ii) determining that a corruption condition exists; (iii) responsive to a corruption condition, constructing a first incremental mirror data set that reflects a backup data set and all journal entries up to a first corrupted journal entry which is the earliest in time journal entry, of the plurality of journal entries, that is a corrupted journal entry; (iv) responsive to a corruption condition, constructing a second incremental mirror data set that reflects the backup data set and all journal entries up to the first corrupted journal entry; and (v) checking for corruption in the first and second incremental mirror data sets to determine the latest uncorrupted version of the data set.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2015Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas W. Bish, Kenneth W. Boyd, Gregory E. McBride, Richard A. Welp
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Publication number: 20180067814Abstract: An incremental backup system that performs the following (not necessarily in the following order): (i) making a plurality of time-ordered journal entries; (ii) determining that a corruption condition exists; (iii) responsive to a corruption condition, constructing a first incremental mirror data set that reflects a backup data set and all journal entries up to a first corrupted journal entry which is the earliest in time journal entry, of the plurality of journal entries, that is a corrupted journal entry; (iv) responsive to a corruption condition, constructing a second incremental mirror data set that reflects the backup data set and all journal entries up to the first corrupted journal entry; and (v) checking for corruption in the first and second incremental mirror data sets to determine the latest uncorrupted version of the data set.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Thomas W. Bish, Kenneth W. Boyd, Gregory E. McBride, Richard A. Welp
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Patent number: 9886447Abstract: A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for asynchronous replication in a hierarchical storage management integrated storage system. For a given file to be replicated from a primary storage system to a remote storage system, the primary storage system accesses the remote storage system to determine file existence and migration status at the remote storage system for the given file. Responsive to the primary storage system determining that the given file exists and has been migrated from first tier storage to second tier storage at the remote storage system, the primary storage system determines a first performance penalty for file recall and a second performance penalty for sending excess data from the primary storage system to the remote storage system.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2014Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Araki, Thomas W. Bish, Norie Iwasaki, Hiroyuki Miyoshi, Satoshi Takai
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Publication number: 20180018103Abstract: Disclosed aspects include management of a set of blocks in a storage system. A set of write requests is initiated to the set of blocks. In response to the set of write requests, a set of expiration metadata for the set of blocks is established. Based on the set of expiration metadata, an expiration event is detected. In response to detecting the expiration event, an expiration operation on the set of blocks is processed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: Thomas W. Bish, Nikhil Khandelwal, Gregory E. McBride, David C. Reed, Richard A. Welp
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Publication number: 20180018102Abstract: Disclosed aspects include management of a set of blocks in a storage system. A set of write requests is initiated to the set of blocks. In response to the set of write requests, a set of expiration metadata for the set of blocks is established. Based on the set of expiration metadata, an expiration event is detected. In response to detecting the expiration event, an expiration operation on the set of blocks is processed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: Thomas W. Bish, Nikhil Khandelwal, Gregory E. McBride, David C. Reed, Richard A. Welp