Inventor

MICKA WILLIAM FRANK

US71 patents

Patents

50 patents

US6611901B1Aug 26, 2003

Method, system, and program for maintaining electronic data as of a point-in-time

IBM183 citations99

US6304980B1Oct 16, 2001

Peer-to-peer backup system with failure-triggered device switching honoring reservation of primary device

IBM325 citations99

US6189079B1Feb 13, 2001

Data copy between peer-to-peer controllers

IBM173 citations99

US6148383ANov 14, 2000

Storage system employing universal timer for peer-to-peer asynchronous maintenance of consistent mirrored storage

IBM236 citations99

US7500030B2Mar 3, 2009

Control of information units in fibre channel communications

IBM69 citations98

US6578120B1Jun 10, 2003

Synchronization and resynchronization of loosely-coupled copy operations between a primary and a remote secondary DASD volume under concurrent updating

IBM146 citations98

US6487645B1Nov 26, 2002

Data storage subsystem with fairness-driven update blocking

IBM187 citations98

US6247103B1Jun 12, 2001

Host storage management control of outboard data movement using push-pull operations

IBM106 citations98

US6173360B1Jan 9, 2001

Apparatus and method for allowing existing ECKD MVS DASD using an ESCON interface to be used by an open storage using SCSI-type interface

IBM86 citations98

US5835954ANov 10, 1998

Target DASD controlled data migration move

IBM234 citations98

US5734818AMar 31, 1998

Forming consistency groups using self-describing record sets for remote data duplexing

IBM343 citations98

US5692155ANov 25, 1997

Method and apparatus for suspending multiple duplex pairs during back up processing to insure storage devices remain synchronized in a sequence consistent order

IBM237 citations98

US5555371ASep 10, 1996

Data backup copying with delayed directory updating and reduced numbers of DASD accesses at a back up site using a log structured array data storage

IBM457 citations98

US7000145B2Feb 14, 2006

Method, system, and program for reverse restore of an incremental virtual copy

IBM68 citations97

US6199074B1Mar 6, 2001

Database backup system ensuring consistency between primary and mirrored backup database copies despite backup interruption

IBM288 citations97

US5720029AFeb 17, 1998

Asynchronously shadowing record updates in a remote copy session using track arrays

IBM225 citations97

US7467168B2Dec 16, 2008

Method for mirroring data at storage locations

IBM41 citations96

US6842825B2Jan 11, 2005

Adjusting timestamps to preserve update timing information for cached data objects

IBM149 citations96

US6564307B1May 13, 2003

Method of transmitting streamlined data updates by selectively omitting unchanged data parts

IBM25 citations93

US7571268B2Aug 4, 2009

Consistent updates across storage subsystems coupled to a plurality of primary and secondary units at selected times

IBM45 citations92

US7409510B2Aug 5, 2008

Instant virtual copy to a primary mirroring portion of data

IBM23 citations92

US7225307B2May 29, 2007

Apparatus, system, and method for synchronizing an asynchronous mirror volume using a synchronous mirror volume

IBM41 citations92

US7188222B2Mar 6, 2007

Method, system, and program for mirroring data among storage sites

IBM33 citations92

US7047390B2May 16, 2006

Method, system, and program for managing a relationship between one target volume and one source volume

IBM19 citations92

US7024530B2Apr 4, 2006

Method, system, and program for establishing and using a point-in-time copy relationship

IBM30 citations92

US6996586B2Feb 7, 2006

Method, system, and article for incremental virtual copy of a data block

IBM36 citations92

US6842834B2Jan 11, 2005

Synchronization and resynchronization of loosely-coupled copy operations between a primary and a remote secondary DASD volume under concurrent updating

IBM30 citations92

US6587933B2Jul 1, 2003

Method, system, and program for discarding data in a storage system where updates to a primary storage device are shadowed in a secondary storage device

IBM54 citations92

US6202124B1Mar 13, 2001

Data storage system with outboard physical data transfer operation utilizing data path distinct from host

IBM53 citations92

USRE37038EJan 30, 2001

Method and system for automated termination and resumption in a time zero backup copy process

IBM21 citations92

US5920695AJul 6, 1999

Method and means for bidirectional peer-coupled communication across a single ESCON interface

IBM26 citations92

US7603581B2Oct 13, 2009

Remote copying of updates to primary and secondary storage locations subject to a copy relationship

IBM36 citations91

US4052699AOct 4, 1977

High speed real time image transformation

IBM55 citations91

US6408348B1Jun 18, 2002

System, method, and program for managing I/O requests to a storage device

IBM20 citations89

US7904684B2Mar 8, 2011

System and article of manufacture for consistent copying of storage volumes

IBM7 citations84

US7747576B2Jun 29, 2010

Incremental update control for remote copy

IBM15 citations84

US7734883B2Jun 8, 2010

Method, system and program for forming a consistency group

IBM15 citations84

US7552295B2Jun 23, 2009

Maintaining consistency when mirroring data using different copy technologies

IBM13 citations84

US7266665B2Sep 4, 2007

Method, system, and article of manufacture for remote copying of data

IBM11 citations84

US7133986B2Nov 7, 2006

Method, system, and program for forming a consistency group

IBM11 citations84

US7133982B2Nov 7, 2006

Method, system, and article of manufacture for consistent copying of storage volumes

IBM12 citations84

US7111004B2Sep 19, 2006

Method, system, and program for mirroring data between sites

IBM11 citations84

US7089446B2Aug 8, 2006

Method, system, and article of manufacture for creating a consistent copy

IBM11 citations84

US7024584B2Apr 4, 2006

Method, system, and article of manufacture for maintaining data integrity

IBM13 citations84

US6996688B2Feb 7, 2006

Method, system, and program for improved throughput in remote mirroring systems

IBM12 citations84

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MICKA WILLIAM FRANK

Patents

Method, system, and program for maintaining electronic data as of a point-in-time

Peer-to-peer backup system with failure-triggered device switching honoring reservation of primary device

Data copy between peer-to-peer controllers

Storage system employing universal timer for peer-to-peer asynchronous maintenance of consistent mirrored storage

Control of information units in fibre channel communications

Synchronization and resynchronization of loosely-coupled copy operations between a primary and a remote secondary DASD volume under concurrent updating

Data storage subsystem with fairness-driven update blocking

Host storage management control of outboard data movement using push-pull operations

Apparatus and method for allowing existing ECKD MVS DASD using an ESCON interface to be used by an open storage using SCSI-type interface

Target DASD controlled data migration move

Forming consistency groups using self-describing record sets for remote data duplexing

Method and apparatus for suspending multiple duplex pairs during back up processing to insure storage devices remain synchronized in a sequence consistent order

Data backup copying with delayed directory updating and reduced numbers of DASD accesses at a back up site using a log structured array data storage

Method, system, and program for reverse restore of an incremental virtual copy

Database backup system ensuring consistency between primary and mirrored backup database copies despite backup interruption

Asynchronously shadowing record updates in a remote copy session using track arrays

Method for mirroring data at storage locations

Adjusting timestamps to preserve update timing information for cached data objects

Method, system, and program for logically erasing data

Host storage management control of outboard data movement

Asynchronous remote data copying using subsystem to subsystem communication

System and article of manufacture for mirroring data at storage locations

Method, system, and program for providing a mirror copy of data

Method of transmitting streamlined data updates by selectively omitting unchanged data parts

Consistent updates across storage subsystems coupled to a plurality of primary and secondary units at selected times

Instant virtual copy to a primary mirroring portion of data

Apparatus, system, and method for synchronizing an asynchronous mirror volume using a synchronous mirror volume

Method, system, and program for mirroring data among storage sites

Method, system, and program for managing a relationship between one target volume and one source volume

Method, system, and program for establishing and using a point-in-time copy relationship

Method, system, and article for incremental virtual copy of a data block

Synchronization and resynchronization of loosely-coupled copy operations between a primary and a remote secondary DASD volume under concurrent updating

Method, system, and program for discarding data in a storage system where updates to a primary storage device are shadowed in a secondary storage device

Data storage system with outboard physical data transfer operation utilizing data path distinct from host

Method and system for automated termination and resumption in a time zero backup copy process

Method and means for bidirectional peer-coupled communication across a single ESCON interface

Remote copying of updates to primary and secondary storage locations subject to a copy relationship

High speed real time image transformation

System, method, and program for managing I/O requests to a storage device

System and article of manufacture for consistent copying of storage volumes

Incremental update control for remote copy

Method, system and program for forming a consistency group

Maintaining consistency when mirroring data using different copy technologies

Method, system, and article of manufacture for remote copying of data

Method, system, and program for forming a consistency group

Method, system, and article of manufacture for consistent copying of storage volumes

Method, system, and program for mirroring data between sites

Method, system, and article of manufacture for creating a consistent copy

Method, system, and article of manufacture for maintaining data integrity

Method, system, and program for improved throughput in remote mirroring systems