Storage unit (SU) report cards
First Claim
1. A computing device comprising:
- an interface configured to interface and communicate with a dispersed or distributed storage network (DSN);
memory that stores operational instructions; and
processing circuitry operably coupled to the interface and to the memory, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to execute the operational instructions to;
maintain memory ranking information for a set of storage units (SUs) within the DSN based on data access operations associated therewith, wherein a data object is segmented into a plurality of data segments, wherein a data segment of the plurality of data segments is dispersed error encoded in accordance with dispersed error encoding parameters to produce a set of encoded data slices (EDSs) that are distributedly stored in the set of SUs within the DSN, wherein a decode threshold number of EDSs are needed to recover the data segment, wherein a read threshold number of EDSs provides for reconstruction of the data segment;
receive, from another computing device, a read data request;
select at least one of a decode threshold number of SUs or a read threshold number of SUs of the set of SUs to service the read data request based on the memory ranking information for the set of SUs;
recover the data segment from the at least one of the decode threshold number of SUs or the read threshold number of SUs of the set of SUs in accordance with processing the read data request; and
transmit, to the another computing device, a read data response that is based on the processing the read data request.
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Abstract
A computing device includes an interface configured to interface and communicate with a dispersed storage network (DSN), a memory that stores operational instructions, and processing circuitry operably coupled to the interface and to the memory. The processing circuitry is configured to execute the operational instructions to perform various operations and functions. The computing device maintain memory ranking information for a set of storage units (SUs) and receives a read data request. The computing device selects a decode threshold number and/or a read threshold number of SUs to service the read data request based on the memory ranking information. The computing device recovers the data segment and transmits a read data response that is based on the processing the read data request.
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20 Claims
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1. A computing device comprising:
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an interface configured to interface and communicate with a dispersed or distributed storage network (DSN); memory that stores operational instructions; and processing circuitry operably coupled to the interface and to the memory, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to execute the operational instructions to; maintain memory ranking information for a set of storage units (SUs) within the DSN based on data access operations associated therewith, wherein a data object is segmented into a plurality of data segments, wherein a data segment of the plurality of data segments is dispersed error encoded in accordance with dispersed error encoding parameters to produce a set of encoded data slices (EDSs) that are distributedly stored in the set of SUs within the DSN, wherein a decode threshold number of EDSs are needed to recover the data segment, wherein a read threshold number of EDSs provides for reconstruction of the data segment; receive, from another computing device, a read data request; select at least one of a decode threshold number of SUs or a read threshold number of SUs of the set of SUs to service the read data request based on the memory ranking information for the set of SUs; recover the data segment from the at least one of the decode threshold number of SUs or the read threshold number of SUs of the set of SUs in accordance with processing the read data request; and transmit, to the another computing device, a read data response that is based on the processing the read data request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computing device comprising:
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an interface configured to interface and communicate with a dispersed or distributed storage network (DSN); memory that stores operational instructions; and processing circuitry operably coupled to the interface and to the memory, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to execute the operational instructions to; maintain memory ranking information for a set of storage units (SUs) within the DSN based on data access operations associated therewith including based on updating a read ranking number corresponding to a SU of the set of SUs based on a number of encoded data slices (EDSs) of a set of EDSs that are received from the SU of the set of SUs that are successfully used to recover a data segment divided by a total number of corresponding read requests issued to the SU of the set of SUs, wherein a data object is segmented into a plurality of data segments, wherein a data segment of the plurality of data segments is dispersed error encoded in accordance with dispersed error encoding parameters to produce a set of EDSs that are distributedly stored in the set of SUs within the DSN, wherein a decode threshold number of EDSs are needed to recover the data segment, wherein a read threshold number of EDSs provides for reconstruction of the data segment; receive, from another computing device, a read data request; select at least one of a decode threshold number of SUs or a read threshold number of SUs of the set of SUs to service the read data request based on the memory ranking information for the set of SUs; recover the data segment from the at least one of the decode threshold number of SUs or the read threshold number of SUs of the set of SUs in accordance with processing the read data request including to issue a read slice request to the at least one of the decode threshold number of SUs or the read threshold number of SUs of the set of SUs, dispersed error decode at least one of the decode threshold number of EDSs or the read threshold number of EDSs to reproduce the data segment, and aggregate the data segment with at least one other data segment to reproduce the data object; and transmit, to the another computing device, a read data response that is based on the processing the read data request. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for execution by a computing device, the method comprising:
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maintain memory ranking information for a set of storage units (SUs) within a dispersed or distributed storage network (DSN) based on data access operations associated therewith, wherein a data object is segmented into a plurality of data segments, wherein a data segment of the plurality of data segments is dispersed error encoded in accordance with dispersed error encoding parameters to produce a set of encoded data slices (EDSs) that are distributedly stored in the set of SUs within the DSN, wherein a decode threshold number of EDSs are needed to recover the data segment, wherein a read threshold number of EDSs provides for reconstruction of the data segment; receiving, via an interface of the computing device that is configured to interface and communicate with a dispersed or distributed storage network (DSN) and from another computing device, a read data request; selecting at least one of a decode threshold number of SUs or a read threshold number of SUs of the set of SUs to service the read data request based on the memory ranking information for the set of SUs; recovering the data segment from the at least one of the decode threshold number of SUs or the read threshold number of SUs of the set of SUs in accordance with processing the read data request; and transmitting, via the interface and to the another computing device, a read data response that is based on the processing the read data request. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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