Patents by Inventor Wanye Booth

Wanye Booth 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).

  • Recovery mechanism for I/O module using out-of-band control path
    Patent number: 8099624
    Abstract: A storage system includes a storage server and a storage subsystem having an I/O module coupled to disks. The storage server includes a storage adapter coupled to the I/O module creating an in-band (data) path to access data stored on the disks. The storage server sends a data command through the in-band path to the I/O module for accessing the data stored on the disks. The storage server further includes a network adapter coupled to the I/O module creating an out-of-band control path to control the I/O module. The storage server detects through the in-band path that the I/O module is non-responsive to a data command and automatically changes the behavior of the I/O module (e.g., resets the I/O module) through the out-of-band control path to recover the non-responsive I/O module. The storage server also collects and outputs status data of the I/O module through the out-of-band control path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Network Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Mayank Saxena, George Kong, Wanye Booth, James Lin, Radek Aster