DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK RESOURCE ALLOCATION
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1. A dispersed storage managing unit for use within a dispersed storage network, comprising:
- an interface; and
a processing module operable to;
determine a state of a dispersed storage unit supporting a vault associated with at least one user of the dispersed storage network, the vault including data objects at least partially stored within the dispersed storage unit, one of the data objects being segmented into data segments and one of the data segments being sliced into data slices, a number of the data slices within one of the data segments indicating a number of pillars of the vault, the dispersed storage unit storing no more than one of the pillars of the vault; and
provision storage within the dispersed storage unit based on the state thereof via the interface.
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Abstract
A dispersed storage managing unit allocates resources within a dispersed storage network by determining a state of a dispersed storage unit supporting a vault associated with at least one user of the dispersed storage network and provisioning storage within the dispersed storage unit based on the state thereof.
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23 Claims
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1. A dispersed storage managing unit for use within a dispersed storage network, comprising:
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an interface; and a processing module operable to; determine a state of a dispersed storage unit supporting a vault associated with at least one user of the dispersed storage network, the vault including data objects at least partially stored within the dispersed storage unit, one of the data objects being segmented into data segments and one of the data segments being sliced into data slices, a number of the data slices within one of the data segments indicating a number of pillars of the vault, the dispersed storage unit storing no more than one of the pillars of the vault; and provision storage within the dispersed storage unit based on the state thereof via the interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for managing a dispersed storage network, comprising:
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determining a state of a dispersed storage unit supporting a vault associated with at least one user of the dispersed storage network, the vault including data objects at least partially stored within the dispersed storage unit, one of the data objects being segmented into data segments and one of the data segments being sliced into data slices, a number of the data slices within one of the data segments indicating a number of pillars of the vault, the dispersed storage unit storing no more than one of the pillars of the vault; and provisioning storage within the dispersed storage unit based on the state thereof. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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