Patents by Inventor Xiaochun Gan

Xiaochun Gan 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).

  • Storage enclosure bridge detection
    Patent number: 10268372
    Abstract: A method for detecting an improper storage system configuration is provided. The method includes receiving, within a first switch, an indication of a configuration change of a storage system. The method also includes performing device discovery to identify devices operatively coupled to the first switch. The method also includes receiving a storage device identifier of a storage device operatively coupled to the first switch. The method also includes searching a repository for the storage device identifier to determine whether the storage device is managed by a second switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Michael G. Myrah, Xiaochun Gan, Balaji Natrajan
  • STORAGE ENCLOSURE BRIDGE DETECTION
    Publication number: 20150331825
    Abstract: A method for detecting an improper storage system configuration is provided. The method includes receiving, within a first switch, an indication of a configuration change of a storage system. The method also includes performing device discovery to identify devices operatively coupled to the first switch. The method also includes receiving a storage device identifier of a storage device operatively coupled to the first switch. The method also includes searching a repository for the storage device identifier to determine whether the storage device is managed by a second switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Michael G. Myrah, Xiaochun Gan, Balaji Natrajan
  • Storage enclosure bridge detection
    Patent number: 9128631
    Abstract: A method for detecting an improper storage system configuration is provided. The method includes receiving, within a first switch, an indication of a configuration change of a storage system. The method also includes performing device discovery to identify devices operatively coupled to the first switch. The method also includes receiving a storage device identifier of a storage device operatively coupled to the first switch. The method also includes searching a repository for the storage device identifier to determine whether the storage device is managed by a second switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael G. Myrah, Xiaochun Gan, Balaji Natrajan
  • STORAGE ENCLOSURE BRIDGE DETECTION
    Publication number: 20140122751
    Abstract: A method for detecting an improper storage system configuration is provided. The method includes receiving, within a first switch, an indication of a configuration change of a storage system. The method also includes performing device discovery to identify devices operatively coupled to the first switch. The method also includes receiving a storage device identifier of a storage device operatively coupled to the first switch. The method also includes searching a repository for the storage device identifier to determine whether the storage device is managed by a second switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventors: Michael G. Myrah, Xiaochun Gan, Balaji Natrajan