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Monitoring and sharing registry states

  • US 10,216,436 B2
  • Filed: 01/04/2017
  • Issued: 02/26/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for execution by a computing device of a dispersed storage network (DSN), the method comprises:

  • receiving a data access request for a set of encoded data slices, wherein the data access request identifies a new vault in the DSN, wherein the new vault is a logical storage container supported by storage units of the DSN, and wherein the new vault is defined by vault parameters that include new vault identifier, new vault storage capabilities, access privileges, and authorized users;

    sending an inquiry to the storage units regarding status of the new vault;

    when a threshold number of the storage units provide a status response of active, sending a set of access requests regarding the data access request to the storage units, wherein the threshold number is a number of storage units of the storage units greater than or equal to a decode threshold number, wherein the decode threshold number corresponds to a minimum number of encoded data slices of the set of encoded data slices that is needed to recover a data segment, wherein the decode threshold number is less than a pillar number, and wherein the pillar number corresponds to a total number of encoded data slices in the set of encoded data slices; and

    when the threshold number of the storage units do not provide the status response of active, facilitating activation of the new vault in at least the threshold number of storage units.

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