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Managing configuration updates in a dispersed storage network

  • US 10,387,286 B2
  • Filed: 06/30/2016
  • Issued: 08/20/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for execution by a dispersed storage network (DSN) monitoring unit that includes a processor, the method comprises:

  • receiving user input via an interface of the DSN monitoring unit, wherein the user input includes configuration parameters that include statistics collection parameters, and wherein the statistics collection parameters indicate a selected plurality of statistics to collect based on the user input;

    generating a configuration update request for transmission, via a network, to a plurality of managing units based on the configuration parameters, wherein each the plurality of managing units transmit, via the network, a plurality of update specifications to a plurality of storage units managed by the each of the plurality of managing units in response to receiving the configuration update request, wherein the plurality of storage units are separate from the plurality of managing units, and wherein the plurality of managing units apply configuration specifications of the configuration update request to themselves in response to receiving the configuration update request;

    generating a statistics collection request for transmission, via the network, to the plurality of managing units based on the statistics collection parameters, wherein each the plurality of managing units transmit, via the network, a plurality of statistics collection requests to the plurality of storage units managed by the each of the plurality of managing units in response to receiving the statistics collection request;

    receiving, in response to the statistics collection request, collected storage unit data from each of the plurality of managing units that includes data collected by the each of the plurality of managing units, via the network, from the plurality of storage units managed by the each of the plurality of managing units, wherein the collected storage unit data received from each of the plurality of managing units corresponds to the selected plurality of statistics of the statistics collection parameters of the user input; and

    generating aggregated storage statistics based on the collected storage unit data received from each of the plurality of managing units.

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