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Granted Patent B2
US 12669960 · App. 17/958,394 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Host-specific event notification registration

Inventors: Beth Ann Peterson (Tucson, AZ); Matthew Richard Craig (Sahuarita, AZ); John G. Thompson (Tucson, AZ); John R. Paveza (Morgan Hill, CA); Nicolas Marc Clayton (Warrington, GB); Terry O′Connor (High Peak, GB); David Michael Shackelford (Tucson, AZ)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
G06F3/0658G06F3/0644G06F3/0607G06F3/0679
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12669960
App. No.
17/958,394
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A computer-implemented method for effectively delivering notifications in data storage environments includes, receiving, by a storage controller from a host system, a request to register the host system with the storage controller to receive notifications. These notifications may be associated with a selected type of event detected by the storage controller. In certain embodiments, the selected type of event is a space-related condition associated with a particular storage resource controlled by the storage controller. The computer-implemented method registers the host system with the storage controller. In response to detecting an event of the selected type on the storage controller, the computer-implemented method transmits a notification from the storage controller to the host system to provide notice of the event. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.

Claims (34)

1 . A computer-implemented method for effectively delivering notifications in data storage environments, the method comprising:

receiving, by a storage controller from a host system, a request to register the host system with the storage controller to receive notifications associated with a selected type of event detected by the storage controller;

registering, by the storage controller, the host system;

detecting an event of the selected type on the storage controller associated with a storage resource that is offline with respect to the host system; and

notifying, by the storage controller, the host system of the event associated with the storage resource that is offline with respect to the host system.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the request from the host system comprises receiving the request from an application on the host system.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein an application manages the storage resource.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the event is a space-related condition associated with the storage resource.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the event is an out-of-space condition associated with the storage resource.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the request comprises at least one parameter that designates types of events for which the host system is to receive notifications.

7 . A computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by a storage controller from a host system, a request to register the host system with the storage controller to receive notifications associated with a selected type of event detected by the storage controller;

registering, by the storage controller, the host system;

detecting an event of the selected type on the storage controller associated with a storage resource that is offline with respect to the host system; and

notifying, by the storage controller, the host system of the event associated with the storage resource that is offline with respect to the host system.

8 . The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein receiving the request from the host system comprises receiving the request from an application on the host system.

9 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein an application manages the storage resource.

10 . The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the event is a space-related condition associated with the particular storage resource.

11 . The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the event is an out-of-space condition associated with the storage resource.

12 . The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the request comprises at least one parameter that designates types of events for which the host system is to receive notifications.

13 . A system for effectively delivering notifications in data storage environments, the system comprising:

processor set;

one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media to cause the processor set to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by a storage controller from a host system, a request to register the host system with the storage controller to receive notifications associated with a selected type of event detected by the storage controller;

registering, by the storage controller, the host system;

detecting an event of the selected type on the storage controller associated with a storage resource that is offline with respect to the host system; and

notifying, by the storage controller, the host system of the event associated with the storage resource that is offline with respect to the host system.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein receiving the request from the host system comprises receiving the request from an application on the host system.

15 . The system of claim 13 , wherein an application manages the storage resource.

16 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the event is a space-related condition associated with the storage resource.

17 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the request comprises at least one parameter that designates types of events for which the host system is to receive notifications.