Selecting Routing Paths for Sending Encoded Data Slices

    公开(公告)号:US20230072456A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-09

    申请号:US18054992

    申请日:2022-11-14

    Abstract: A method includes dispersed storage error encoding a data object to produce a set of encoded data slices. The method further includes obtaining routing path performance information for a plurality of routing paths from the computing device to a set of storage units. The method further includes selecting a first routing path for sending a first subset of the set of encoded data slices, where the first routing path has a performance level greater than a first performance threshold. The method further includes selecting a second routing path for sending a second subset of the set of encoded data slices, where the second routing path has a performance level less than or equal to the first performance threshold. The method further includes sending the first and second subsets of encoded data slices to the set of storage units via the first and second routing paths for storage therein.

    Tiered Storage of Data in a Storage Network

    公开(公告)号:US20230027787A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-26

    申请号:US17937365

    申请日:2022-09-30

    Abstract: Apparatus for tiered storage of data in a storage network. In an example of operation, a computing device receives a data object for storage and forwards the data object for storage in a first plurality of memory devices of a first memory type. The computing device determines a system level storage efficiency for the data object based, at least in part, on a data attribute associated with the data object. The computing device further selects, based at least in part on the system level storage efficiency preference, a second plurality of memory devices comprised of a second memory type. The computing device determines error encoding parameters based on the second plurality of memory devices, retrieves the data object from the first plurality of memory devices, and encodes the data object with the error encoding parameters to generate a plurality of encoded data slices for storage in the second plurality of memory devices.

    Facilitating Write Requests in a Storage Network

    公开(公告)号:US20220374162A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-24

    申请号:US17818067

    申请日:2022-08-08

    Abstract: A processing system of a storage network operates by receiving a write request associated with a data object; identifying dispersed storage error encoding parameters; and determining a number of available storage units. When the number of available storage units is determined to exceed a first number, the processing system operates by: determining a first write threshold number in accordance with the dispersed storage error encoding parameters; dispersed error encoding the data object to produce a first write threshold number of encoded data slices; and writing, to available storage units, the first write threshold number of encoded data slices. When the number of available storage units is determined to not exceed the first number, the processing system operates by: determining a second write threshold number in accordance with the dispersed storage error encoding parameters associated, wherein the second write threshold number is less than the first write threshold number; dispersed error encoding the data object to produce a second write threshold number of encoded data slices; and writing, to the available storage units, the second write threshold number of encoded data slices.

    Selecting A Processing Unit In Accordance With A Customizable Data Processing Plan

    公开(公告)号:US20220365687A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-17

    申请号:US17816928

    申请日:2022-08-02

    Abstract: A method includes determining, by a computing device of a plurality of computing devices of a storage network, a data processing plan for processing an access request based on a data type of the access request and one or more storage access requirements of the access request. The method further includes identifying two or more processing units of a plurality of processing units of the storage network based on the data processing plan. The method further includes determining processing capabilities of each of the two or more processing units. The method further includes selecting a processing unit of the two or more processing units to process the access request based on a favorable comparison of the processing capabilities of the processing unit and the data processing plan. The method further includes sending the access request to the processing unit.

    Modifying Encoded Data In A Distributed Storage Network

    公开(公告)号:US20220188179A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-16

    申请号:US17653597

    申请日:2022-03-04

    Abstract: A computing device includes processing circuitry configured to determine whether to modify the dispersed error encoding parameters of a set of encoded data slices (EDSs) stored in a distributed storage network to produce a set of modified EDSs, wherein a data object is segmented into a plurality of data segments and in response to a determination to modify the dispersed error encoding parameters of the set of EDSs, identify a plurality of storage units to store the modified EDSs and determine modified dispersed error encoding parameters for the modified EDSs. The computing device is further configured to assign each storage unit of the plurality of storage units to execute one or more storage modification tasks associated with producing the modified EDSs; and transmit one or more EDS of the set of EDSs to each storage unit of the plurality of storage units for modification and storage.

    Dynamically Processing Data In A Vast Data Ingestion System

    公开(公告)号:US20210328719A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-21

    申请号:US17363281

    申请日:2021-06-30

    Abstract: A method begins with a first group of computing devices of a plurality of computing devices of a storage network receiving data objects having a first data type identifier of a plurality of data type identifiers, where the plurality of data type identifiers correspond to a plurality of data types associated with the data objects. The method continues with the first group of computing devices interpreting the data objects having the first data type identifier to sort, based on sorting criteria the data objects into a first processing category and a second processing category. The method continues with the first group of computing devices error encoding the data objects in the second processing category based on short term storage error encoding parameters to produce pluralities of sets of encoded data slices and sending the pluralities of sets of encoded data slices to storage and execution units for storage therein.

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