Detecting a utilization imbalance between dispersed storage network storage units
US9836352B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/09
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method begins by a processing module of a dispersed storage network (DSN) obtaining utilization information regarding a plurality of storage units of the DSN, where first and second sets of storage units support a first logical storage vault. The method continues with the processing module detecting a utilization imbalance between a first storage unit of the first set of storage units and a second storage unit of the second set of storage units based on the utilization information, where the first and second storage units are not a common storage unit. The method continues with the processing module executing a data storage function regarding the first logical storage vault based on the utilization imbalance.
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