Patrick M Simonich

US Patent:

7418619, Aug 26, 2008

Filed:

Oct 29, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/978025

Inventors:

Carolina P. Uhlmann - Seattle WA, US
Eric A. Herrmann - Snohomish WA, US
Dianne C. Thompson - Bellevue WA, US
Janet L. Schneider - Bellevue WA, US
Patrick M. Simonich - Kent WA, US

Assignee:

EMC Corporation - Hopkinton MA

International Classification:

G06F 11/00

US Classification:

714 2, 714 6

Abstract:

Systems and methods for backing up or restoring interdependent applications. During a backup or recovery process, the writers and writer components included in the backup groupings of a client are displayed. Some of the writers and writer components can be individually selected for backup or recovery. Some of the writer components may have a dependency on a writer component in another writer. The dependency is automatically selected, although a user can disable the automatic selection of the dependency or deselect the dependency. The dependency is then backed up or recovered along with the selected writers and selected writer components.

US Patent:

7487310, Feb 3, 2009

Filed:

Sep 28, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/536141

Inventors:

Scott Forrest Bingham - Sammamish WA, US
Upanshu Singhal - Redmond WA, US
Matthew D. Buchman - Seattle WA, US
Patrick M. Simonich - Kent WA, US

Assignee:

EMC Corporation - Hopkinton MA

International Classification:

G06F 12/16

US Classification:

711162, 711161, 707204

Abstract:

Systems and methods for performing scheduled backups and recovery of data generated by a production application operating on a MAGIC platform located on a host computer. The data is stored in a primary storage in the form of a production volume and ISB protocol is used to create a clone volume. Exemplary methods for creating and storing a snapshot from a clone volume include receiving a backup command from a backup server, sending a split command to a host computer to initiate splitting of a production volume and a clone volume using ISB protocol, receiving an identification of the clone volume, initiating creation of a snapshot from the clone volume, and directing saving of the created snapshot in one of two or more snapshot storage spaces such that priority for saving the created snapshot is based on at least one of identifying an empty snapshot storage space that does not currently have a snapshot stored therein or identifying a used snapshot storage space having a snapshot saved at an oldest point in time.

US Patent:

7523278, Apr 21, 2009

Filed:

Jun 29, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/170015

Inventors:

Dianne C. Thompson - Bellevue WA, US
Carolina P. Uhlmann - Seattle WA, US
Janet L. Schneider - Bellevue WA, US
Eric A. Herrmann - Snohomish WA, US
Patrick M. Simonich - Kent WA, US

Assignee:

EMC Corporation - Hopkinton MA

International Classification:

G06F 12/12

US Classification:

711162, 711112

Abstract:

Systems and methods for backing up and/or restoring data. When a backup operation is initiated, systems and methods are provided for creating a single snapshot of the backup items, including backup groupings. The single snapshot is used by a backup/recovery application to perform a save process on each backup grouping. By using the same snapshot, the backup is performed based on the same point in time so that the backed up data across the client system is consistent and synchronized. When a recovery operation is initiated, recovery items (e. g. , backup groupings, writers and writer components) are selected from backup groupings of the client.

US Patent:

7549028, Jun 16, 2009

Filed:

Jun 29, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/169853

Inventors:

Dianne C. Thompson - Bellevue WA, US
Carolina P. Uhlmann - Seattle WA, US
Janet L. Schneider - Bellevue WA, US
Eric A. Herrmann - Snohomish WA, US
Patrick M. Simonich - Kent WA, US
Nathan A. Kryger - Snoqualmie WA, US

Assignee:

EMC Corporation - Hopkinton MA

International Classification:

G06F 12/12

US Classification:

711162

Abstract:

Systems and methods for backing up and/or restoring data. When a backup operation is initiated, systems and methods are provided for creating a single snapshot of the backup items, including backup groupings. The single snapshot is used by a backup/recovery application to perform a save process on each backup grouping. By using the same snapshot, the backup is performed based on the same point in time so that the backed up data across the client system is consistent and synchronized. When a recovery operation is initiated, recovery items (e. g. , backup groupings, writers and writer components) are selected from backup groupings of the client.

US Patent:

7584339, Sep 1, 2009

Filed:

Sep 28, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/536121

Inventors:

Scott Forrest Bingham - Sammamish WA, US
Upanshu Singhal - Redmond WA, US
Matthew D. Buchman - Seattle WA, US
Patrick M. Simonich - Kent WA, US

Assignee:

EMC Corporation - Hopkinton MA

International Classification:

G06F 12/16

US Classification:

711162, 711161

Abstract:

Systems and methods for performing scheduled backups and recovery of data generated by a production application operating on a MAGIC platform located on a host computer. The data is stored in a primary storage in the form of a production volume and ISB protocol is used to create a clone volume. Exemplary methods for backing up a clone volume to a backup storage include receiving a backup command from a backup server, sending a split command to a host computer to initiate splitting of a production volume and a clone volume using ISB protocol, receiving an identification of the clone volume, initiating the clone volume for surfacing and mounting, and initiating a backup of the surfaced and mounted clone volume to a backup storage.

US Patent:

7587565, Sep 8, 2009

Filed:

Sep 28, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/536130

Inventors:

Scott Forrest Bingham - Sammamish WA, US
Upanshu Singhal - Redmond WA, US
Matthew D. Buchman - Seattle WA, US
Patrick M. Simonich - Kent WA, US

Assignee:

EMC Corporation - Hopkinton MA

International Classification:

G06F 12/16

US Classification:

711162, 711161

Abstract:

Systems and methods for performing scheduled backups and recovery of data generated by a production application operating on a MAGIC platform located on a host computer. The data is stored in a primary storage in the form of a production volume and ISB protocol is used to create a clone volume. Exemplary methods for backing up a clone volume to a backup storage include receiving a backup command from a backup server, sending a split command to a host computer to initiate splitting of a production volume and a clone volume using ISB protocol, initiating creation of a snapshot from the clone volume, and initiating storing of the snapshot in the primary storage.

US Patent:

7676689, Mar 9, 2010

Filed:

Jun 30, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/428117

Inventors:

George Scott Shioyama - Renton WA, US
Scott Forrest Bingham - Sammamish WA, US
Patrick M. Simonich - Kent WA, US
Upanshu Singhal - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

EMC Corporation - Hopkinton MA

International Classification:

G06F 11/00

US Classification:

714 6

Abstract:

A method and system for restoring data on a production server by recovering individual data objects from a recovery storage group to a database residing on the production server. In one example method, a recovery interface accesses a recovery storage group containing a recovered database. The recovered database has been recovered from a backup storage location and contains a copy of a database residing on the production server. The method then identifies each data object residing in the recovery storage group and displays each of the data objects on a graphical user interface configured to allow a user to select and individual data objects for recovery from the recovered database. The selected data objects are restored to the appropriate location on the production server.

US Patent:

7685460, Mar 23, 2010

Filed:

Sep 28, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/536164

Inventors:

Scott Forrest Bingham - Sammamish WA, US
Upanshu Singhal - Redmond WA, US
Matthew D. Buchman - Seattle WA, US
Patrick M. Simonich - Kent WA, US

Assignee:

EMC Corporation - Hopkinton MA

International Classification:

G06T 11/00

US Classification:

714 6

Abstract:

A method and system for performing multiple concurrent recovery operations using a single instance of a user interface. One exemplary method includes initiating a first recovery operation via a single user interface. The first recovery operation includes copying a first data object from a first backup storage location to a first recovery storage location. The exemplary method further includes initiating a second recovery operation via the single user interface without requiring a user to open a separate instance of the user interface. Similarly, the second recovery operation includes copying a second data object from a second backup storage location to a second recovery storage location. At least a portion of the second recovery operation occurs concurrently with at least a portion of the first recovery operation.