Bilal Ahmed

US Patent:

20080288559, Nov 20, 2008

Filed:

May 18, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/804463

Inventors:

Bilal Ahmed - San Jose CA, US
Adnan Khan - San Jose CA, US
Matthew W. Wahlin - Palo Alto CA, US
Thirumalai Srinivasan - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 12/16

US Classification:

707204, 707E1701

Abstract:

This invention provides the capability to plan, monitor and control post-failure switching of user mail access hosted on Microsoft Exchange servers at the granularity of individual user mailboxes. It offers a convenient point-and-click mechanism for achieving a very complex task, and allows replication of e-mail data from a Primary Exchange Server to a Standby Exchange Server at a level of data granularity and flexibility not previously available. No limitations are placed on which Exchange servers belonging to the user of this solution are to be in a primary or standby role, and it is possible to have two Exchange servers, each acting as an active primary for mailboxes which it is hosting AND acting as a standby for mailboxes hosted on the other server. In addition, it also provides a uniquely powerful capability for migration of mailboxes between Exchange servers.

US Patent:

20070244996, Oct 18, 2007

Filed:

Apr 14, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/404410

Inventors:

Bilal Ahmed - San Jose CA, US
Aby Mathew - Campbell CA, US
Adnan Khan - San Jose CA, US
Matthew Wahlin - Palo Alto CA, US
Thirumalai Srinivasan - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/177

US Classification:

709220000

Abstract:

This invention provides the capability to plan, monitor and control post-failure switching of user mail access hosted on Microsoft Exchange servers at the granularity of individual user mailboxes. It offers a convenient point-and-click mechanism for achieving a very complex task, and allows replication of e-mail data from a Primary Exchange Server to a Standby Exchange Server at a level of data granularity and flexibility not previously available. No limitations are placed on which Exchange servers belonging to the user of this solution are to be in a primary or standby role, and it is possible to have two Exchange servers, each acting as an active primary for mailboxes which it is hosting AND acting as a standby for mailboxes hosted on the other server. In addition, it also provides a uniquely powerful capability for migration of mailboxes between Exchange servers.