A method for use in a storage system is disclosed, comprising: receiving, at a first server in the storage system, a given block layer request for reservation of a storage resource, by the first server, an identifier corresponding to the given block layer request; performing a search of a database to detect whether the given block layer request has been completed, the search being performed by the first server, the search being performed based on the identifier corresponding to the given block layer request; when the database indicates that the given block layer request has not been completed: completing the given block layer request and transmitting a notification that the given block layer request is completed; and when the database indicates that given block layer request has been completed, re-transmitting a notification that the given block layer request is completed.

Apparatuses and methods of operating the same are described. An apparatus including a display, an input device, and a processing device coupled to the display and the input device. The processing device may send an output to the display. The output may include a graphical object associated with a first step of a user-implemented procedure. The processing device may receive an input from the input device. The input may indicate a progress on an execution of the first step by an operator. The processing device may determine whether the input indicates that the operator has completed the first step. The processing device may determine whether the first step is a final step in the user-implemented procedure. The processing device may identify a second step in the user-implemented procedure when the input indicates that the operator has completed the first step and the first step is not a final step.

Apparatuses and methods of operating the same are described. An apparatus including a display, an input device, and a processing device coupled to the display and the input device. The processing device may send an output to the display. The output may include a graphical object associated with a first step of a user-implemented procedure. The processing device may receive an input from the input device. The input may indicate a progress on an execution of the first step by an operator. The processing device may determine whether the input indicates that the operator has completed the first step. The processing device may determine whether the first step is a final step in the user-implemented procedure. The processing device may identify a second step in the user-implemented procedure when the input indicates that the operator has completed the first step and the first step is not a final step.

Method, apparatus and computer program product for detecting vulnerability in an industrial control system, predicting maintenance in an industrial control system, and defining authorization rules for peripheral devices based on peripheral device categorization are described herein.

Provided is an information processing apparatus and an information processing method that are capable of providing contents suitable for a user. The information processing apparatus includes an information generation section that refers to information related to an action history and an action schedule of a user acquired and a database of event content information regarding a plurality of events, and generates profile information of the user while tying together information of stay places in past and future of the user and information of artistes of the events, and an output section that sets a priority for each of the plurality of artistes on the basis of the generated profile information, and outputs a content corresponding to each of the artistes in accordance with the priority.

Concepts for recreating electronic content are presented. One example comprises identifying one or more content references in one or more content sources, wherein each of the one or more content references is associated with a content item. The method then comprises, for each of the one or more identified content references, retrieving the associated content item, then normalizing the one or more retrieved content items to obtain one or more normalized content items. The method then comprises recreating electronic content by combining the one or more normalized content items.

A method is provided, comprising: receiving, from a host device, a request to create a token that represents one or more data items that are stored in a first volume, the first volume being stored in a source system; estimating an I/O latency limit for the first volume; estimating a token creation time for the token; comparing the token creation time to the I/O latency limit; when the token creation time matches the I/O latency limit: creating the token, creating a snapshot pair, mapping the token to the snapshot pair, and returning the token to the host device; when the token creation time does not match the I/O latency limit: creating the token, creating a first snapshot of the first volume at the source system, mapping the first snapshot to the token, and returning the token to the host device.

A poll of a first database is initiated (e.g., a SOT database). The poll of the first database is to identify if any transactions have occurred since a previous poll of the first database. Based on the poll of the first database, information is received that identifies one or more transaction identifiers. A missing transaction identifier is identified based on a contagious list of transaction identifiers. In response to identifying the missing transaction identifier, the missing transaction identifier is stored in a list of missing transaction identifiers for use in a later poll of the first database. By tracking the missing transaction identifier, the process can identify transactions that take longer to commit without introducing lag for transactions that commit quickly.

Generating unique document identifiers from content within a selected page region is disclosed. A selection of a first region within a first page of the documents is received from a user, and is defined by a set of first boundaries relative to the first page. A text string of a first base selection page content within the first region is retrieved from the first page. Then the retrieved text string is assigned to a page location index associated with the first page. A text string of a first replicated selection page content is retrieved from a second page. The first replicated selection page content is included in the same first region defined by the set of first boundaries relative to the second page. The retrieved text string of the first replicated selection page content is assigned to a page location index of the second page.

Systems and methods are described for assigning a processing task from one component of a data intake and query system to a different component of the data intake and query system. As part of processing a query, the system can determine that a particular processing task is to be executed by a particular component of the data intake and query system. Based on the characteristics of the component that is to execute the processing task, the system can assign the task or a supplemental task to one or more other components of the data intake and query system.