International Business Machines Corporation

Ezequiel Cervantes

Matthew John Ward

Jason Lee Peipelman

Paul Anthony Jennas, Ii

Mario Francisco Acedo

Nedzad Taljanovic

Jorge Daniel Acuna

David Joseph Gimpl

Juan A Coronado

Sudhir Gurunandan Rao

Elfred Pagan

Murali Krishna Somarouthu

Jorge D Acuña

Matthew J Kalos

Richard Anthony Ripberger

Brian Sean McCain

David P Goodman

Dinh Hai Le

Donald M Nordahl

Clarisa Valencia

Eric Steven Shell

Moiz S Jinia

Minghao M Chu

Miguel A Duanas

Translating an identifier is provided. One or more processors receives text that includes a portion of text. One or more processors identifies an identifier of an element of a network, wherein identifying the element is based, at least in part, on the portion of text. One or more processors determines one or more details of the element, wherein determining the one or more details is based, at least in part, on the identifier. One or more processors modifies a presentation of the text, wherein modifying the presentation is based, at least in part, on the one or more details of the element.

Network identifier translation

Various embodiments for intelligent homepage tuning using a processor device in a computing environment. Usage patterns of website activity within a web browser are recorded. The recorded usage patterns are stored. A preferred homepage is determined and displayed within the web browser according to time and location based on the stored recorded usage patterns.

Intelligent homepage tuning in a web browser

A method, system, and computer program product for coordinating the configuration of local and remote storage subsystems for a local client is provided. A command sender is configured on a local storage subsystem to create remote command objects based on commands received from the local client, and deliver the remote command objects to a remote storage subsystem for execution. A command receiver is configured on the remote storage subsystem, the command receiver service having an interface to receive the remote command objects. A remote connection bucket is configured to manage at least one connection between the local storage subsystem and the remote storage subsystem.

Coordinated remote and local machine configuration

A system to configure a storage library, by a processor. A first storage library comprising a plurality of host adapters, a data cache, and a plurality of device adapters is supplied. The first storage library is in communication via fiber channel with a storage area network comprising a storage virtual controller, and the storage area network comprises a configuration library. The storage area network is in communication with a host computer comprising a command line interface and an application. The host adapter, data cache, and device adapter is logically configured using a plurality of logical configuration commands created using the host computer and the command line interface. The plurality of logical configuration commands are added to the configuration library and saved for later use.

Establishing a logical configuration for a data storage library

An apparatus for predicting a command in a command line interface includes a template command module, a parameter derivation module, and a parameter substitution module. The template command module is configured to determine a template command based on a command line history. The template command includes a command name and a parameter and the command line history includes two or more previously entered commands. The parameter derivation module is configured to determine a parameter derivation rule for deriving the parameter in the template command based on the command line history. The parameter substitution module is configured to substitute a substitute parameter for the parameter of the template command according to the parameter derivation rule.

Predicting a command in a command line interface

A method to configure a storage library, comprising the steps of establishing a logical configuration for said storage library comprising a plurality of physical objects, by configuring a plurality of logical objects using a plurality of logical configuration commands, and adding that plurality of logical objects to the logical configuration. The method further adds the plurality of logical configuration commands to a Configuration Library, and saves that Configuration Library for later use.

Apparatus and method to establish a logical configuration for a data storage library

A method for singleton process control in a computer environment is provided. A process identification (PID) for a background process is stored in a first temporary file. A determination operation is performed for determining if the parent process is alive for a predetermined number of tries. The PID of the background process is written from the first temporary file into a first PID variable when the parent process ends. A determination operation is performed for determining whether a second, global temporary file is empty. The background process is exited if an active PID is determined to exist in a second, global temporary file. The PID from the first temporary file is stored into the second, global temporary file. A singleton code block is then executed.

Method for singleton process control

Methods, computer systems, and physical computer storage medium for organizing data are provided. A method includes monitoring usage of the data, detecting a pattern in the usage of the data, and assigning a first concrete implementation associated with a first data structure to the data, based, in part, on the detected pattern of usage of the data. The method also includes identifying a change in the pattern of usage of the data, after the step of assigning and switching the first concrete implementation associated with the first data structure to a second concrete implementation, based, in part, on the change in the pattern of usage.

Method, computer system, and physical computer storage medium for organizing data into data structures

Aspects of the present invention disclose a system, method and program product for determining the affects of management actions. In an example, a computer determines a connectivity between one or more devices within a management inventory that are connected via a network. The computer determines a connectivity between the one or more devices within the management inventory after a proposed management action. The computer determines the one or more devices affected by the proposed management action. The computer sends a query to the one or more devices affected by the proposed management action for specific impacts of the proposed management action. The computer receives data related to the specific impacts of the proposed management action from the one or more devices affected by the proposed management action.

Device management for determining the effects of management actions

An approach to generating logical configuration commands for logical objects in a system. A method may involve receiving a command requesting the logical configuration commands to configure the specified logical object (subject logical object) and the logical objects that support the logical object (the support logical objects). The method may also involve determining what logical objects in the system support the subject logical object. This may require determining the support logical objects that directly support the subject logical object, and then recursively examining each support logical objects to find the logical objects on which they depend. For each logical object (whether the subject logical object or one of the support logical objects), the method may involve determining the logical configuration commands to appropriately create and modify the logical object. The logical configuration commands may then be presented to the user.

Determining logical configuration commands to create a logical object

A method for singleton process control in a computer environment is provided. A process identification (PID) for a background process is stored in a first temporary file. The PID is stored by a parent process and subsequently accessed by the background process. The background process is exited if an active PID is determined to exist in a second, global temporary file. The PID from the first temporary file is stored into the second, global temporary file. A singleton code block is then executed.

A method to create an aspect oriented, color coding algorithm for a graphical user interface, wherein a graphical user interface ('GUI') is generated when a code base is executed, and wherein the GUI comprises a plurality of interactable graphical objects, wherein the method compiles the code base, identifies in the compiled code base a first object join point, wherein the compiled code base at the first object join point creates and displays a first interactable graphical object, and determines a first address in the code base for the first object join point. The method further creates a mapping table, writes the first interactable graphical object and the first address to that mapping table, and encodes the mapping table in an aspect oriented, color coding algorithm written to a computer readable medium.

Method to create and use an aspect oriented color coding algorithm for a graphical user interface

In one aspect of the present description, a systems manager based upon a common model of information protocol or standard includes automated storage area network (SAN) expansion management which permits additional provider modules to be automatically installed if needed in response to devices being added to the SAN. In addition, the automated SAN expansion management permits installed provider modules to be automatically configured in response to devices being added to the SAN. Still further, in another aspect, the automated SAN expansion management can automatically determine if a suitable host processor exists to host installation of a new provider module and if not, the automated SAN expansion management can automatically deploy a suitable host processor such as a virtual server to host installation of a new provider module. Other features and aspects may be realized, depending upon the particular application.

Automated deployment of software for managed hardware in a storage area network

In one aspect of the present description, a systems manager based upon a common model of information protocol or standard includes automated storage area network (SAN) expansion management which permits additional provider modules to be automatically installed if needed in response to devices being added to the SAN. In addition, the automated SAN expansion management permits installed provider modules to be automatically configured in response to devices being added to the SAN. Still further, in another aspect, the automated SAN expansion management can automatically determine if a suitable host processor exists to host installation of a new provider module and if not, the automated SAN expansion managementcan automatically deploy a suitable host processor such as a virtual server to host installation of a new provider module. Other features and aspects may be realized, depending upon the particular application.

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