Inventor
RAFANELLO BENEDICT MICHAEL
US14 patents
Patents
14 patentsUS7003780B2Feb 21, 2006
Method and an apparatus to extend the logic volume manager model to allow device management plug-ins
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US6715070B1Mar 30, 2004
System and method for selectively enabling and disabling plug-ins features in a logical volume management enviornment
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US6578034B1Jun 10, 2003
Method and system for a distributed hidden database across a plurality of computer media
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US6574705B1Jun 3, 2003
Data processing system and method including a logical volume manager for storing logical volume data
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US6523047B1Feb 18, 2003
System and method for volume expansion in the presence of multiple plug-in features
IBM22 citations92
US6427215B2Jul 30, 2002
Recovering and relocating unreliable disk sectors when encountering disk drive read errors
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US6754798B1Jun 22, 2004
Method and an apparatus for volume creation in the presence of multiple aggregators
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US6792437B2Sep 14, 2004
Sticky drive letters for computer media
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US6751719B1Jun 15, 2004
Method and an apparatus to dynamically order features and to resolve conflicts in a multiple-layer logical volume management environment
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US6493822B1Dec 10, 2002
Foreign drive determination and drive letter conflict resolution
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US6449705B1Sep 10, 2002
Method and apparatus for improving performance of drive linking through use of hash tables
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US7036126B2Apr 25, 2006
Method and an apparatus for logical volume manager plug-ins
IBM6 citations62
US6711591B1Mar 23, 2004
Top-down control of multiple layer aggregation logical volume management data and boot record
IBM6 citations62
US6636871B1Oct 21, 2003
Control of multiple layer aggregation logical volume management data and boot record
IBM6 citations62