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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2015
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Robert B. Basham, Aloha, OR (US);
Joseph W. Dain, Vail, AZ (US);
Matthew J. Fairhurst, Winchester, GB;
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/065 (2013.01); G06F 3/0683 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments for managing data objects stored in a tiered data object storage environment, by a processor device, are provided. In one embodiment, a method comprises using an application to provide directives to the tiered data object storage environment for manipulating and managing stored data objects such that data objects with a pending management operation are refrained from being migrated from a higher storage tier to a lower storage tier.