Inventor
MERBACH DAVID LYNN
US24 patents
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IBM
20 patentsUS6920494B2Jul 19, 2005
Storage area network methods and apparatus with virtual SAN recognition
IBM157 citations98
US7287063B2Oct 23, 2007
Storage area network methods and apparatus using event notifications with data
IBM113 citations97
US6009466ADec 28, 1999
Network management system for enabling a user to configure a network of storage devices via a graphical user interface
IBM172 citations97
US7171624B2Jan 30, 2007
User interface architecture for storage area network
IBM59 citations96
US6253240B1Jun 26, 2001
Method for producing a coherent view of storage network by a storage network manager using data storage device configuration obtained from data storage devices
IBM184 citations96
US7330897B2Feb 12, 2008
Methods and apparatus for storage area network component registration
IBM115 citations95
US7080140B2Jul 18, 2006
Storage area network methods and apparatus for validating data from multiple sources
IBM27 citations91
US7457846B2Nov 25, 2008
Storage area network methods and apparatus for communication and interfacing with multiple platforms
IBM25 citations90
US7430593B2Sep 30, 2008
Storage area network for topology rendering
IBM37 citations87
US7827317B2Nov 2, 2010
Apparatus for management of mixed protocol storage networks
IBM11 citations84
US7499986B2Mar 3, 2009
Storage area network methods with event notification conflict resolution
IBM20 citations82
US7526540B2Apr 28, 2009
System and method for assigning data collection agents to storage area network nodes in a storage area network resource management system
IBM17 citations81
US7827260B2Nov 2, 2010
Apparatus, system, and method for configuring zone control of a network feature in a heterogeneous network
IBM9 citations77
US7340579B2Mar 4, 2008
Managing SANs with scalable hosts
IBM8 citations73
US7673071B2Mar 2, 2010
Apparatus, system, and method for generating a name for a system of devices
IBM7 citations71
US7565621B2Jul 21, 2009
Methods and apparatus for providing graphical indicators and inline controls for relating and managing portlets in a graphical user interface
IBM7 citations69
US7398326B2Jul 8, 2008
Methods for management of mixed protocol storage area networks
IBM4 citations62
US7401139B1Jul 15, 2008
Storage area network management and configuration method and apparatus via enabling in-band communications
IBM4 citations61
US7779423B2Aug 17, 2010
Detecting entity changes in a storage area network environment
IBM2 citations60
US7613720B2Nov 3, 2009
Selectively removing entities from a user interface displaying network entities
IBM1 citations51
LAVERONE CRAIG ANTHONY
2 patentsUS8516489B2Aug 20, 2013
Organization of virtual heterogeneous entities into system resource groups for defining policy management framework in a managed systems environment
LAVERONE CRAIG ANTHONY16 citations88
US8291429B2Oct 16, 2012
Organization of heterogeneous entities into system resource groups for defining policy management framework in managed systems environment
LAVERONE CRAIG ANTHONY1 citations48