Craig D Norberg

7657715, Feb 2, 2010

Oct 31, 2006

11/555088

James B. Cammarata - La Grange Park IL, US
Scott B. Compton - Hyde Park NY, US
Craig D. Norberg - Beacon NY, US
Harry M. Yudenfriend - Poughkeepsie NY, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 12/00

711154, 711100, 711111, 711112, 711113, 711114, 711115, 711156, 713 1, 713 2, 710 8, 710 9, 710 10, 710104, 710300, 710301, 710302

A host implement a method for controlling a dynamic transition of the host from a current operation mode to a target operation mode. The method involves the host receiving an operation mode transition request to transition a logical representation of a storage subsystem as maintained by the host from the current operation mode to the target operation mode, and the host reconfiguring the logical representation of the storage subsystem to the target operation mode based on the operation mode transition request exclusive of a re-IPLing of an operating system of the host.

7761610, Jul 20, 2010

Jan 25, 2008

12/019917

John F. Betz - Red Hook NY, US
Scott B. Compton - Hyde Park NY, US
Craig D. Norberg - Beacon NY, US
Dale F. Riedy - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Harry M. Yudenfriend - Poughkeepsie NY, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 3/00

710 5, 714 6

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention define PPRC devices within subchannel sets other than subchannel set zero. Further, for all PPRC paired n devices an additional N/2 PPRC primary device numbers and subchannels are provided within subchannel set zero by moving PPRC secondary devices to any subchannel set other than subchannel set zero.

7856540, Dec 21, 2010

Oct 16, 2008

12/253172

Craig Donald Norberg - Beacon NY, US
Scott Brady Compton - Hyde Park NY, US
Harry Morris Yudenfriend - Poughkeepsie NY, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 12/00

711159, 710 9

Provided are a system and article of manufacture for removing alias addresses from an alias address pool. A plurality of alias addresses are assigned to an alias address pool, wherein the alias addresses in the alias address pool are capable of being dynamically assigned to a device to service I/O requests to the device. An operation is initiated by a process to remove a specified alias address from the alias address pool. An indicator is set to prevent additional processes from removing one alias address from the alias address pool in response to initiating the operation. The specified alias address is removed from the alias address pool.

8244924, Aug 14, 2012

Jun 24, 2010

12/822835

Tracy D. Butler - Wappingers Falls NY, US
Scott B. Compton - Hyde Park NY, US
Patricia G. Driever - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Ilene A. Goldman - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Craig D. Norberg - Wappingers Falls NY, US
Dale F. Riedy - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Matthew H. Sabins - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Michael J. Shannon - Wappingers Falls NY, US
Harry M. Yudenfriend - Poughkeepsie NY, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 3/00

710 8, 710 38, 709220, 709221, 709228, 713 1, 713 2

A computer program product for processing communications between a host processor and a plurality of devices includes a tangible storage medium for performing a method comprising: receiving, by the host processor, physical configuration information including identification of a location of each physical endpoint connected to the host processor and a plurality of communication paths associated with each physical endpoint; sending at least one message to each physical endpoint on each of the plurality of communication paths, the at least one message requesting identification of a logical entity at the endpoint, and receiving logical configuration information identifying the logical entity; and generating a data collection accessible by the host processor, the data collection including the physical configuration information and the logical configuration information for each logical entity, and identification of a location of each physical endpoint connected to the host processor and a plurality of communication paths to each logical entity.

8495255, Jul 23, 2013

Apr 27, 2012

13/458193

Tracy D. Butler - Wappingers Falls NY, US
Scott B. Compton - Hyde Park NY, US
Patricia G. Driever - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Ilene A. Goldman - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Craig D. Norberg - Wappingers Falls NY, US
Dale F. Riedy - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Matthew H. Sabins - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Michael J. Shannon - Wappingers Falls NY, US
Harry M. Yudenfriend - Poughkeepsie NY, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 3/00

710 8, 710 38, 709220, 709221, 709228, 713 1, 713 2

A computer program product is provided for performing a method comprising: receiving, by the host processor, physical configuration information including identification of a location of each physical endpoint connected to the host processor and a plurality of communication paths associated with each physical endpoint; sending at least one message to each physical endpoint on each of the plurality of communication paths in response to receiving the physical configuration information, the at least one message requesting identification of a logical entity at the endpoint, and receiving logical configuration information identifying the logical entity; and generating a data collection accessible by the host processor, the data collection including the physical configuration information and the logical configuration information for each logical entity, and identification of a location of each physical endpoint connected to the host processor and a plurality of communication paths to each logical entity.

20080059729, Mar 6, 2008

Aug 31, 2006

11/469391

Craig Donald Norberg - Beacon NY, US
Scott Brady Compton - Hyde Park NY, US
Dale Francis Riedy - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Harry Morris Yudenfriend - Poughkeepsie NY, US

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

G06F 13/00

711159

Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for removing alias addresses from an alias address pool. A plurality of alias addresses are assigned to an alias address pool, wherein the alias addresses in the alias address pool are capable of being dynamically assigned to a device to service I/O requests to the device. An operation is initiated by a process to remove a specified alias address from the alias address pool. An indicator is set to prevent additional processes from removing one alias address from the alias address pool in response to initiating the operation. The specified alias address is removed from the alias address pool.

20130080821, Mar 28, 2013

Sep 28, 2011

13/247684

Scott B. Compton - Hyde Park NY, US
Craig D. Norberg - Wappingers Falls NY, US
Dale F. Riedy - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Harry M. Yudenfriend - Poughkeepsie NY, US

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

G06F 11/20
G06F 11/07

714 3, 714 48, 714E11024, 714E11072

A channel path error correction system includes a processor with one or more channels and a switch operatively coupled to the one or more channels of the processor. The system also includes an I/O device including one or more ports, the I/O device being operatively coupled to the switch by the one or more ports; a plurality of control units. Each control unit includes at least one of the channels and at least one of the ports and a memory operable for storing information relating to detected channel path errors associated with each of the plurality of control units.

20130080822, Mar 28, 2013

Oct 30, 2012

13/663630

International business machines corporation - Armonk NY, US
Craig D. Norberg - Wappingers Falls NY, US
Dale F. Riedy - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Harry M. Yudenfriend - Poughkeepsie NY, US

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

G06F 11/20

714 3, 714E11072

A method includes detecting a channel path error event on an identified channel path; recording channel path error data associated with the detected channel path error event; identifying an scope of the channel path error associated with the identified channel path; determining if the identified channel path is a defective channel path based on the scope of the channel path error; and removing the defective channel path from one or more devices.