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Storing data utilizing a maximum accessibility approach in a dispersed storage network

  • US 10,331,384 B2
  • Filed: 12/13/2017
  • Issued: 06/25/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for execution by a dispersed storage and task (DST) processing unit that includes a processor, the method comprises:

  • determining to store data in a storage pool utilizing a maximum accessibility approach;

    determining a storage unit performance factor for a plurality of storage units of the storage pool;

    establishing a number of instances of data storage per storage unit based on the storage unit performance factor;

    establishing a replication factor across the plurality of storage units of the storage pool;

    determining a total number C of storage instances for the data based on the number of instances of data storage per storage unit and the replication factor;

    generating C number of source names for C storage instances of the data; and

    facilitating storage of the C storage instances of the data.

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