DELEGATING ITERATIVE STORAGE UNIT ACCESS IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK

摘要

A method begins by a computing device of a dispersed storage network (DSN) determining whether a DSN access request involves an iterative storage unit access process. When the DSN access request involves the iterative storage unit access process, the method continues with the computing device determining, based on configuration of a plurality of storage units storing data objects associated with the DSN access request, that a storage unit of the plurality of storage units is capable of executing at least a portion of the iterative storage unit access process better than the computing device, sending the DSN access request and a control command to the storage unit, where the control command instructs the storage unit to perform at least a portion of the iterative storage unit access process, and receiving, from the storage unit, at least a partial response to the DSN access request.

主权项

1. A method for execution by a computing device of a dispersed storage network (DSN), the method comprises:
determining whether a DSN access request involves an iterative storage unit access process; and when the DSN access request involves the iterative storage unit access process:
determining, based on configuration of a plurality of storage units storing data objects associated with the DSN access request, that a storage unit of the plurality of storage units is capable of executing at least a portion of the iterative storage unit access process better than the computing device;sending the DSN access request and a control command to the storage unit, wherein the control command instructs the storage unit to perform at least a portion of the iterative storage unit access process; andreceiving, from the storage unit, at least a partial response to the DSN access request.