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Metadata management system for an information dispersed storage system

  • US 8,019,960 B2
  • Filed: 07/07/2009
  • Issued: 09/13/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprises:

  • a processing module operably coupled to;

    obtain a data storage transaction request regarding a file;

    determine identity of a user based on the data storage transaction request;

    access file level metadata based on the identity of the user to determine a plurality of file slices associated with the file;

    access file slice metadata associated with the plurality of file slices to identify at least one of a plurality of storage nodes that stores, or is to store, a data slice and coded subsets of at least one of the plurality of file slices; and

    generate a data storage transaction message to facilitate a data storage transaction of the data storage transaction request regarding the at least one of the plurality of file slices with the at least one of the plurality of storage nodes; and

    a network interface operably couple to;

    convert the data storage transaction message into a network data storage message; and

    transmit the network data storage message.

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