Amy R Morris

US Patent:

7350000, Mar 25, 2008

Filed:

Feb 25, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/787040

Inventors:

Dale H. Anderson - Tucson AZ, US
Linda V. Benhase - Tucson AZ, US
Mary C. Burton - Tucson AZ, US
Amy N. Morris - San Jose CA, US
Kaur Ramandeep - Dublin CA, US
Amy L. Therrien - Tucson AZ, US
David V. Valverde - Tucson AZ, US
John E. Wrobel - Tucson AZ, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 3/00
G06F 13/00

US Classification:

710 38, 710 8, 709217, 709228

Abstract:

A user interface facilitates copying data between storage resources, such as servers. A user selects a source storage resource and a target storage resource. Available adapters are displayed through which a path can be established between the selected source and target storage resources. The user selects at least one of the available adapters to configure the path to copy data from the selected source storage resource to the selected target storage resource. The list of available adapters is dynamically updated so that only currently available adapters are displayed. The displayed adapters may be further limited to those that are compatible with a certain path type selected by the user, such as adapters used for a unidirectional or a bi-directional path.

US Patent:

20040243616, Dec 2, 2004

Filed:

May 30, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/449785

Inventors:

Linda Benhase - Tucson AZ, US
Mary Burton - Tucson AZ, US
Shekhar Kale - Sunnyvale CA, US
Amy Morris - San Jose CA, US
Maria Rajakannimariyan - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F007/00

US Classification:

707/102000

Abstract:

A user interface for a computer system that provides a display of a tree and corresponding table, e.g., a “treetable” display. The tree is updated based on filter and sort operations applied to the table. Tree nodes may represent storage resources of a computer system such as a storage server, logical storage resources, volumes, disks, and the like. Filtering may be based on storage resource identifier, storage resource size, copy type, copy status, copy progress, and characteristics of a copy relationship, such as an identifier of another storage resource that is a source or target resource for copying. The table is updated to display only the information associated with the child nodes that meet the filtering conditions, and their parent nodes, while omitting the information for remaining nodes. Rows of the table displaying information for multiple copy relationships associated with a node remain grouped after sorting or filtering.

US Patent:

20050097145, May 5, 2005

Filed:

Nov 5, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/701706

Inventors:

Linda Benhase - Tucson AZ, US
Mary Burton - Tucson AZ, US
Shekhar Kale - Sunnyvale CA, US
Amy Morris - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - ARMONK NY

International Classification:

G06F017/30

US Classification:

707200000

Abstract:

Disclosed are a method and system for pairing objects for the purpose of copying data. The method comprises the steps of selecting such pairs in a single view including graphical depictions of representations of storage resources, and implementing checks and alert messages regarding such pairings based on predefined rules. Preferably, these graphical depictions are side-by-side depictions in the single view of a logical configuration of the storage resources, and, for example, these depictions may be hierarchical trees. Preferably, users are able to select a single source and target volume and/or to select blocks of source and target volumes using familiar computer controls, and users may also confirm their selections before committing to them. These volumes may be in the same or different storage subsystems. In addition, some error checking and/or error handling, with an appropriate error message is preferably built into the tool of this invention.