Dale H Anderson

US Patent:

6371433, Apr 16, 2002

Filed:

Dec 16, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/464568

Inventors:

Dale H. Anderson - Tucson AZ
Kenton C. Green - San Jose CA

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

F16M 1300

US Classification:

248562, 248560, 248634, 248638, 248 273, 3122231, 3122232, 360 9701, 360 9702, 361679, 361725

Abstract:

A damping device with a top element, a bottom element, and a viscoelastic element between the top and bottom elements. The damping device exerts significant shear displacement across the viscoelastic element upon deflecting. The damping device may have first and second ends and an intermediate portion between the first and second ends. The damping device may have a generally longitudinal extension with an elevation in the direction of the top element in the intermediate portion. The elevation may have a substantially triangular V-shape when the damping device is unloaded. A system in accordance with the principles of the present invention including a system cabinet, a plurality of carriers mounted in the system cabinet for receiving hard disk drives, and a plurality of damping devices according to the invention mounted between the carriers and the system cabinet. A method of making a damping device including laminating a viscoelastic element between a top element and a bottom element and providing the damping device with a shape by which the damping device exerts significant shear displacement across the viscoelastic element upon deflecting.

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:

8200860, Jun 12, 2012

Filed:

Feb 13, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/371435

Inventors:

Dale Howard Anderson - Tucson AZ, US
Jason Lee Peipelman - Vail AZ, US
Joshua Marshall Rhoades - Tucson AZ, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

710 48, 710 8, 710 9, 710 10, 711135, 711161, 707792

Abstract:

A method to perform a version pre-check of a storage controller command, wherein the method extracts a plurality of objects from a storage controller command, and determines, without querying the storage controller, if each object comprising a method or a method parameter is enabled on that storage controller. If each object comprising a method or a method parameter is enabled on the storage controller, the method indicates success for a version pre-check of the storage controller command.

US Patent:

8566540, Oct 22, 2013

Filed:

Feb 2, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/698557

Inventors:

Dale Howard Anderson - Tucson AZ, US
Philip Matthew Doatmas - Flagstaff AZ, US
Michael Robert Groseclose - Tuscon AZ, US
Larry Juarez - Tucson AZ, US
Brian Sean McCain - Mountain View CA, US
David Montgomery - Tucson AZ, US
Jason Lee Peipelman - Vail AZ, US
Joshua Marshall Rhoades - Tucson AZ, US
Todd Charles Sorenson - Tucson AZ, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 12/00

US Classification:

711162, 713320, 711114

Abstract:

A method for managing extents in a data storage system includes monitoring usage statistics for an extent residing on one or more powered-up storage devices. In the event the extent has not been accessed for specified period of time (as determined from the usage statistics), the method automatically compresses the extent and migrates the extent to an intermediate repository. Once the amount of data in the intermediate repository reaches a specified level, the method migrates the extent from the intermediate repository to one or more normally powered-down storage devices. If I/O is received for the extent while it resides in the normally powered-down storage devices or the intermediate repository, the method automatically migrates the extent from the normally powered-down storage devices or the intermediate repository to the normally powered-up storage devices. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also disclosed.

US Patent:

8578113, Nov 5, 2013

Filed:

Apr 16, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/447434

Inventors:

Dale Howard Anderson - Tucson AZ, US
Philip Matthew Doatmas - Flagstaff AZ, US
Michael Robert Groseclose - Tucson AZ, US
Paul Anthony Jennas - Tucson AZ, US
Larry Juarez - Tucson AZ, US
Brian Sean McCain - Mountain View CA, US
David Montgomery - Tucson AZ, US
Jason Lee Peipelman - Vail AZ, US
Joshua Marshall Rhoades - Tucson AZ, US
Todd Charles Sorenson - Tucson AZ, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 12/00

US Classification:

711162, 713320, 711114

Abstract:

A method for managing extents in a data storage system includes monitoring usage statistics for an extent residing on one or more powered-up storage devices. In the event the extent has not been accessed for specified period of time (as determined from the usage statistics), the method automatically compresses the extent and migrates the extent to an intermediate repository. Once the amount of data in the intermediate repository reaches a specified level, the method migrates the extent from the intermediate repository to one or more normally powered-down storage devices. If I/O is received for the extent while it resides in the normally powered-down storage devices or the intermediate repository, the method automatically migrates the extent from the normally powered-down storage devices or the intermediate repository to the normally powered-up storage devices. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also disclosed.

US Patent:

20090157884, Jun 18, 2009

Filed:

Feb 18, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/032846

Inventors:

Dale Howard Anderson - Tucson AZ, US
Jason Lee Peipelman - Vail AZ, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709228

Abstract:

A method to establish a generic remote connection to a command line interface (CLI) application is provided. A server is implemented. The server is configured with a data input channel, a data output channel, and an error output channel, each connected to the CLI application. A first socket is configured for routing data streams through the data input channel and data output channel of the server. At least one client is implemented. The at least one client is configured with the data input channel, data output channel, and the error output channel.

US Patent:

20100017720, Jan 21, 2010

Filed:

Jul 15, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/173717

Inventors:

Dale Howard Anderson - Tucson AZ, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

715738

Abstract:

Apparatus, method, and computer program product embodiments for implementing a command line interface (CLI) browser for a client/server pair in a computing environment are provided. A protocol is initialized. The protocol operates on a CLI command, breaking a close coupling between the client/server pair. The protocol facilitates receiving a command query about the CLI command from the client to the server, and sending data representative of the CLI command from the server to the client.

US Patent:

20110191556, Aug 4, 2011

Filed:

Feb 1, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/697989

Inventors:

Dale H. ANDERSON - Tucson AZ, US
Philip M. DOATMAS - Phoenix AZ, US
Larry JUAREZ - Tucson AZ, US
Brian S. McCAIN - San Jose CA, US
David MONTGOMERY - Tucson AZ, US
Jason L. PEIPELMAN - Tucson AZ, US
Joshua M. RHOADES - Tucson AZ, US
Todd C. SORENSON - Tucson AZ, US
David V. VALVERDE - Tucson AZ, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 12/16
G06F 12/00
G06F 12/02

US Classification:

711162, 711170, 711E12001, 711E12002, 711E12103

Abstract:

Exemplary method, system, and computer program embodiments for data migration between first and second storage mediums of an available plurality of storage mediums in a computing storage environment are provided. In one embodiment, pursuant to migrating the data from the first to the second storage medium, the data is allocated to the second storage medium while retaining an allocation of the data in the first storage medium. If the data is migrated from the second storage medium back to the first storage medium, the data is pointed to the allocation of the data in the first storage medium to alleviate data movement from the second storage medium to the first storage medium. If the allocation of the data in the first storage medium is determined to be needed for other data, the allocation of the data in the first storage medium is freed.