Emc Corporation

Lenovoemc Limited

Lenovo (singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Iomega Corporation

Brian R Gruttadauria

Joseph T Frank

Andreas L Bauer

Gregory William Lazar

Munish T Desai

Troy Taylor Davidson

Walter T Dobberpuhl

Vamsikrishna Sadhu

Brian Foster

Paula Emily McAdam

Suresh Kumar Kalidindi

Sigalit Adoot-Tari

Russell R Laporte

Michael S Ryan

Minqiang Wu

Nancy Welch

Paul Malenfant

Shyam Sareen

Michael Fisher

Pareeja Vivek

Qing Shou

Wang Xiaogang

Dennis Millard

Gary Poppitz

Jon Huberman

A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for automating application activity is disclosed. In some embodiment, this comprises monitoring an active folder in a computer system for file events, triggering an intermediary application based on the monitoring, and activating an application based on the triggered intermediary application. In some embodiments, an application remote to the computer system is activated. In some embodiments, an application local to the computer system is activated.

Centralized file action based on active folders

A distributed storage space for individual users and their selected peers is provided. The personal cloud system allows an individual user to establish and maintain a shared data storage area on a network attached storage device connected to the individual user's private network and accessible to one or more network devices via a public network and the private network. The personal cloud system registers the shared data storage area with a central server and sends an invitation to one or more network peers to join the shared data storage area. The personal cloud system then monitors incoming data packets at the network attached storage device to identify requests from invited network peers to access the shared data storage area. Access is provided in accordance with predetermined access controls upon validation of the request.

Personal cloud network

A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for storing information in folders is disclosed. In some embodiment, this comprises performing a setup process, determining an application and a trigger event based on the results of the setup process, and assigning the determination to a folder stored in a storage device. In some embodiments, a setup process includes gathering information from an email service provider, or other web services provider. In some embodiments, the setup process may gather information on a local application.

Active folders

A method is used for managing cache backup and restore for continuous data replication and protection. I/O operations are quiesced at a cache module. A first snapshot of a storage object and a second snapshot of an SSD cache object are taken. The I/O operations at the cache module are unquiesced. A single backup image comprising the first snapshot and the second snapshot is created. The single backup image is sent to a first data protection appliance (DPA) and recorded in a journal.

Managing cache backup and restore for continuous data replication and protection

A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for allocating resources in a computer system is disclosed. In some embodiment, this comprises monitoring application activity triggered by an active folder, ranking applications based on the monitored activity, and allocating resources to applications based on the ranking. In some embodiments, a higher ranked application is allocated more resources.

Resource allocation based on active folder activity

A method is used for managing incremental cache backup and restore. I/O operations are quiesced at a cache module. A first snapshot of a storage object and a second snapshot of an SSD cache object are taken. The I/O operations at the cache module are unquiesced. A single backup image comprising the first snapshot and the second snapshot is created.

Managing incremental cache backup and restore

A method is used for configuring I/O cache. A file system and a disk volume are identified. The file system is mounted on the disk volume. A cache mapper logical volume is created in response to a cache creation request. A cache volume is dynamically created from an existing cache storage unit, where the cache mapper logical volume is mounted on the disk volume and the cache volume.

Configuring I/O cache

Described is a technique for gathering information about a property. A request is received at a first node of a plurality of nodes. The request requests information in accordance with the property for a set of one or more objects defined in a portion of the plurality of nodes. The first node determines information about said property for objects of said set which are defined at said first node. Each of the other nodes determines information about said property for objects of said set which are defined at said each node. Information is communicated to the first node from the other nodes about said property for objects of said set which are defined at each of said other nodes. The first node performs processing to produce final information representing information received from said other nodes and information determined by said first node regarding said property.

Information roll-up in distributed environments

Disclosed herein is a system and method that that allows device administrators to set disk quotas for each share of a server. Quotas are set and enforced per share. The quota specifies the total disk space the share may consume on the device. When a share reaches or exceeds the set quota the share can no longer be written to.

Consumer share quota feature

An improved technique provides access to video data using a network attached storage (NAS) device. The technique involves detecting access to a video camera from the NAS device through a network, and receiving a video store command from a user workstation through the network. The video store command directs the NAS device to store video data provided by the video camera to the NAS device through the network. The technique further involves storing the video data provided by the video camera to the NAS device through the network in response to the video store command.

Techniques for providing access to video data using a network attached storage device

Systems and methods are provided for capturing a complete baseline image of the operating environment of a host computer system on an external storage device and for generating incremental backups of the operating environment as changes to the operating environment are identified to create an aggregate baseline image of the operating environment of the host computer system. The external storage device can be disconnected from the host computer system and connected to a remote host where the aggregate baseline image can be used launch a remote host environment on a virtual machine running on the remote host. The remote host environment allows a user to make changes to the remote host environment and the changes can be written back to external storage device as a delta image that is included in the aggregate baseline image. The aggregate baseline image can then be synchronized with the native host.

Systems and methods for making incremental physical to virtual backups of computer system data

A method is provided for operating a system which includes a local device running a local web server and a remote device running a remote web server. The method includes (a) running a web browser on the local device, (b) rendering a series of web pages on the web browser, the series of web pages including (i) a set of local web pages served from the local web server, the set of local web pages providing configuration information regarding the local device, and (ii) a set of remote web pages served from the remote web server, the set of remote web pages providing configuration information regarding the remote device, and (c) controlling the configuration of the local device or the remote device based on user interaction with the series of web pages. Computer program products for causing a computer to perform various operations to perform the method are also provided.

Integrated device interface using multiple web servers

Communications connections with data storage systems are managed. A discovery process is executed to identify an iSCSI port on data storage system. Settings for the iSCSI port are accepted as user input at a server. Communication is performed from the server to the data storage system to configure the iSCSI port.

Managing communications connections with data storage systems

A technique of operating a data storage assembly involves providing a series of web pages to a web browser and buffering a set of potential configuration settings from the web browser. The web browser is controlled by a user. The series of web pages details operational aspects of the data storage assembly. The set of potential configuration settings is arranged to direct future operation of the data storage assembly. The technique further includes receiving a commit command from the web browser after the set of potential configuration settings has been buffered. The technique further includes committing, in response to the commit command, a set of configuration changes on the data storage assembly based on the set of potential configuration settings to provide the user with a commit-at-the-end, wizard-style configuration behavior through the web browser.

Techniques for operating a data storage assembly via a series of web pages and a commit-at-the-end, wizard-style behavior

A technique involves managing configuration information used by an application. The technique involves disposing a first file in a first physical device. The first file includes first configuration information. The technique further involves disposing a second file in a second physical device. The second file includes second configuration information. The second physical device is different than the first physical device. The technique further involves providing access to a top level file having a first path string to the first file in the first physical device and a second path string to the second file in the second physical device. The top level file in combination with the first and second files operates as a single virtual document which includes the first configuration information of the first file and the second configuration information of the second file.

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Sutton, MA, United States of America

Brian R Gruttadauria