Peter Sutton

US Patent:

20200333960, Oct 22, 2020

Filed:

Apr 16, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/385675

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
John R. Paveza - Morgan Hill CA, US
Peter G. Sutton - Lagrangeville NY, US
Tan Q. Nguyen - San Jose CA, US
Gerard M. Dearing - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 3/06

Abstract:

A method for suppressing data mirroring between a primary storage system and a secondary storage system is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a method includes defining a data class with an attribute designed to suppress mirroring of data from a primary storage system to a secondary storage system. The method assigns a data set to the data class, thereby causing the data set to inherit the attribute. In certain embodiments, assigning the data set to the data class includes recording the attribute in one or more of a volume-table-of-contents (VTOC) and a catalog used to reference the data set. The method automatically suppresses mirroring of the data set from the primary storage system to the secondary storage system in accordance with the assigned attribute. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.

US Patent:

20140351505, Nov 27, 2014

Filed:

May 21, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/899379

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Sangeetha Seshadri - San Jose CA, US
Peter G. Sutton - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Glenn R. Wilcock - Tucson AZ, US
Harry M. Yudenfriend - Poughkeepsie NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 3/06

US Classification:

711114

Abstract:

Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for an application to provide data attributes to a storage manager to use to select a storage tier to use for a data set management operation. Each storage tier has storage devices with different storage attributes. The application determines data attributes of a data set for which a data set management operation is to be performed based on an application intended usage of the data set. The application sends the determined data attributes and a data set management command to the storage controller to cause the storage controller to use the determined data attributes to select one of the storage tiers of storage devices for performing the data set management operation specified by the data set management command.

US Patent:

20140351515, Nov 27, 2014

Filed:

May 21, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/899371

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Sangeetha Seshadri - San Jose CA, US
Peter G. Sutton - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Glenn R. Wilcock - Tucson AZ, US
Harry M. Yudenfriend - Poughkeepsie NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 12/08

US Classification:

711117

Abstract:

Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for an application to provide data attributes to a storage manager to use to select a storage tier to use for a data set management operation. Each storage tier has storage devices with different storage attributes. The storage manager receives information on data attributes for one of the data sets for which a data set management operation is to be performed for an application, wherein the data attributes are based on the application intended usage of the data set and receives a data set management command to perform the data set management operation. The storage manager selects one of the storage tiers having storage attributes that map to the data attributes and performs the data set management operation with respect to the selected storage tier.