Sumant Padbidri

US Patent:

7779423, Aug 17, 2010

Filed:

Nov 3, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/556509

Inventors:

Ashmi Ashokkumar Chokshi - Santa Clara CA, US
Sandeep Gopisetty - Morgan Hill CA, US
Glen Hattrup - Overland Park KS, US
David Lynn Merbach - Rochester MN, US
Sumant Padbidri - San Jose CA, US
Prasenjit Sarkar - San Jose CA, US
Soumitra Sarkar - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 3/00
G06F 9/44
G06F 9/46
G06F 13/00

US Classification:

719318, 707674

Abstract:

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for detecting entity changes in a storage area network. A discovery module probes a plurality of entities of the storage area network to detect an event in response to a policy, stores attributes of the probed entities, and reports the event with a probe event reference. A monitor module receives a self-announced event reference of the event if an entity communicates the event. A configuration module records the event as an initiated event reference if the event is initiated by an administrator. An event manager synthesizes a report of the event from the event references.

US Patent:

7945676, May 17, 2011

Filed:

Mar 10, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/076609

Inventors:

Michael Allen Kaczmarski - Tucson AZ, US
Sumant Padbidri - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709227, 709228

Abstract:

Provided are a method, system, and program for processing requests transmitted using a first communication directed to an application that uses a second communication protocol. A request is received from a client over a network in a first communication protocol. A determination is made as to whether the request includes an identifier of an application indicated in a data structure. A socket is processed that enables communication between the application identified by the identifier in response to determining that the identifier included in the request is indicated in the data structure. The socket is provided to the application associated with the requested resource to enable the application to communicate with the client over the network using a second communication protocol.

US Patent:

8019851, Sep 13, 2011

Filed:

Apr 21, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/764868

Inventors:

Sunil K. Nagarajrao - Portland OR, US
David L. Merbach - Rochester MN, US
Robert Basham - Aloha OR, US
Allen R. Heitman - Rochester MN, US
Sumant Padbidri - San Jose CA, US
Gary T. Axberg - Lake Elmo MN, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 15/177
G06F 15/173
H04L 12/28

US Classification:

709223, 709224, 709202, 709220, 370254

Abstract:

A system, method and computer program product for intelligent discovery of network information from multiple information gathering agents adapted to discover information concerning the network. The discovery agents each have an associated discovery capability. Based on consideration of the agent discovery capabilities, discovery assignments are computed and network discovery is performed according to the assignments so as to reduce discovery poll overhead.

US Patent:

8069415, Nov 29, 2011

Filed:

Sep 30, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/676698

Inventors:

Sandeep K. Gopisetty - Morgan Hill CA, US
Sumant Padbidri - San Jose CA, US
Prasenjit Sarkar - San Jose CA, US
Chung-Hao Tan - San Jose CA, US
Kaladhar Voruganti - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/177
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

715736, 715734, 715737, 715738

Abstract:

A SAN management system including the ability to generate perspectives of a SAN topology is provided. The SAN management system includes a SAN manager program to monitor a SAN. The SAN management system further includes a SAN management database linked with the SAN manager program, wherein the SAN management database maintains information identifying devices included within the SAN and connections between the devices. In addition, the SAN management system includes a plurality of sensor agents positioned within the devices included within the SAN, wherein the sensor agents gather information pertaining to the connections between the devices and provide the gathered information to the SAN manager program for inclusion within the SAN management database. Moreover, the SAN management system includes a topology viewer linked to the SAN manager to generate a user requested topology perspective according to data included within the SAN management database and data associated with a previously requested topology perspective.

US Patent:

8176149, May 8, 2012

Filed:

Jun 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/165104

Inventors:

Matthew Bogner - Austin TX, US
Sumant Padbidri - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/177

US Classification:

709220, 715734, 710 8

Abstract:

A method for managing a storage system comprises ejecting a first drive in the storage system having a plurality of drives, in response to determining a fault associated with the first drive, wherein the ejecting takes place in response to a command issued by a management tool utilized for determining the fault associated with the plurality of drives in the storage system.

US Patent:

8291429, Oct 16, 2012

Filed:

Mar 25, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/411144

Inventors:

Craig Anthony Laverone - Sunnyvale CA, US
David Lynn Merbach - Rochester MN, US
Sumant Padbidri - San Jose CA, US
Ramani Ranjan Routray - San Jose CA, US
Prasenjit Sarkar - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/50

US Classification:

718104

Abstract:

A method, system, and computer program product for implementing policies in a managed systems environment is provided. A plurality of the heterogeneous entities is organized into a system resource group (SRG). Each of the plurality of heterogeneous entities is visible to an application operable on the managed systems environment. The system resource group is subject to at least one membership requirement, defines a relationship between at least two of the heterogeneous entities, contains at least one policy defining an operation as to be performed on the system resource group for a domain of the managed systems environment, and defines at least a portion of a policy framework between the system resource group and an additional system resource group organized from an additional plurality of the heterogeneous entities. The system resource group expands according to an action performed incorporating the relationship, policy, or policy framework.

US Patent:

8443078, May 14, 2013

Filed:

Aug 20, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/860374

Inventors:

Sunil Bharadwaj - Portland OR, US
Stephen A. Byrd - Sunnyvale CA, US
David L. Merbach - Rochester MN, US
Sumant Padbidri - San Jose CA, US
William Tuminaro - San Jose CA, US
Kevin J. Webster - Lake Worth FL, US
Li Zhou - Fremont CA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709224, 709223, 709225, 709226, 370254

Abstract:

Techniques for identifying and selecting equivalent sets of agents with defined capabilities to perform certain actions are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, determining agents to gather information for a storage area network fabric may be performed through the use of fabric discovery operations which identify agents capable of performing various actions within the fabric. From the determined capabilities of the agents, a dynamic capability grid may be populated to assist with the generation of a list of equivalent subsets to perform the various actions. The most efficient set of agents from each equivalent subset may then be selected to perform actions, with other sets of agents in the equivalent subset available as secondary choices in case of an unexpected failure. For example, a fabric probe may be executed in a storage area network using discovered agents from a list of equivalent subsets to most efficiently accomplish network operations such as zoning and topology.

US Patent:

8510376, Aug 13, 2013

Filed:

Mar 9, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/044482

Inventors:

Michael A. Kaczmarski - Tucson AZ, US
Sumant Padbidri - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709203

Abstract:

Provided are a method, system, and program for processing requests transmitted using a first communication directed to an application that uses a second communication protocol. A request is received from one of a plurality of client computers over a network in a first communication protocol, wherein the client computers communicate over the network in the first communication protocol. A determination is made as to whether the request includes an identifier of an application indicated in a data structure. A socket is processed that enables communication between the application identified by the identifier in response to determining that the identifier included in the request is indicated in the data structure. The socket is provided to the application identified in the request to enable the application to communicate with the client over the network using a second communication protocol. The application transmits a response to the request using the second communication protocol and the provided socket, wherein the request from the client in the first communication protocol is sent to a first communication protocol server managing communication using the first communication protocol, wherein communication with the client following the response to the request is conducted using the second communication protocol and the socket and bypasses the first communication protocol server.