International Business Machines Corporation

Kenneth Eugene Hannigan

David Maxwell Cannon

Colin Scott Dawson

Glen Hattrup

Howard Newton Martin

James Patrick Smith

Avishai Haim Hochberg

Christopher Zaremba

Jean Xu Yu

James J Myers

Bonnie Jean Vining

Gergana Vassileva Markova

Thu Nguyen

Donald Warren

During execution of an existing scheduling computer program on a client node, an update computer program and a self-describing automatic installation package are downloaded to the client node from a logical depot node implemented on an existing management server. Therefore, advantageously, no physical depot node or other additional computing device is needed for the client node to update itself. Execution of the update computer program is spawned on the client node from the existing scheduling computer program. As such, the update computer program inherits root access to the client node and security credentials to the management server from the scheduling computer program&#x2014;advantageously, then, a user does not have to perform any laborious configuration of the client node in order to update the node. The client node ultimately updates itself using the self-describing automatic installation package, which includes all the information needed for the client node to update itself.

Updating client node of computing system

Generating backup sets for a specific point in time from backup data stored in a backup storage device is provided. A backup set, in accordance with an illustrative embodiment, is a collection of the files and data that would have been the most recently backed-up version of a computer's files and data at the particular point in time if the backup set had been created at that point in time. In order to generate the backup set, versions of data objects are identified in the backup storage system that have backup timestamps equal to or prior to the designated point in time and that have deactivation times that are after the designated point in time. In addition, a mechanism for deleting versions of data objects based on a retention time and an inactive version limit is provided.

Generating backup sets to a specific point in time

The present invention includes one or more clients in communication with a server. The client desires to send a storage construct to the server for storage. The client negotiates a transmission key with the server. The client generates a storage key associated specifically with the storage construct. The client encrypts the storage construct using the storage key and encrypts the storage key using the transmission key. The encrypted storage construct and encrypted storage key are sent to the server. The server decrypts the storage key using the transmission key. The server stores the storage construct on a storage device separate from a storage device storing the storage key. Preferably, any changes to the storage construct location, the storage key location, or the storage construct name are tracked and proper modifications are made to an association relating the location of the storage construct and the location for the corresponding storage key.

Apparatus, system, and method for transparent end-to-end security of storage data in a client-server environment

Rule removal from a data administration system occurs where new rules entered into the system encompass existing rules already in the system. Parameters of existing rules and new rules are compared to determine if any parameters of new rules encompass parameters of existing rules. If so, the existing rule is removed to optimize system performance by reducing process times and minimizing space required to store rules.

System and method for removing rules from a data administration system

The present invention provides a system and method for facilitating communications between different systems requiring different event message techniques. In one embodiment, a method for bridging messages between a first and at least a second application having differing message formats comprises receiving message data from the adapter of a first application in a first format, translating and/or parsing the received message data into at least a second format and outputting the translated and/or parsed message data to at least the second application.

Message bridging system and method for singular server to singular or multiple event reception engines

Files are stored along with embedded codes containing information useful in reconstructing a failed database that normally contains information about the files. Multiple user files are stored in the form of a managed file, identified by a managed filename. Storage of the managed file includes a number of sub-steps, among them the generation and storage of a first frame marker including a recognition pattern, the managed filename, a next-frame locator, and a sequence number distinguishing the first frame marker from other frame markers. Next, a self-describing header is generated and stored adjacent to the first frame marker. A first one of the user files is stored adjacent to the self-describing header. The self-describing header and following user file are exclusively associated with each other, and the header contains certain information about the adjacent user file. Storage of the user file and self-describing header may be punctuated by one or more intermittent frame markers, which are preferably stored at fixed intervals along the managed file. The sequence of storing a self-describing header, a user file, and any intermittent frame markers is repeated until a predetermined condition is satisfied, such as reaching the last user file for inclusion in the managed file. Then, a table-of-contents is generated and stored substantially adjacent the last user file. A frame trailer is then stored substantially adjacent the table-of-contents, the frame trailer containing information representing the position of the table-of-contents. Another aspect of the invention concerns database reconstruction using information including the embedded codes.

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Tucson, AZ, United States of America

Kenneth Eugene Hannigan