TEMPORARILY STORING DATA IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK

摘要

A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module obtaining a transaction number and generating a set of temporary write commands regarding storage of a data segment in a dispersed storage network (DSN) memory, where a temporary write command includes the transaction number, an encoded portion of the data segment, and an implicit instruction that the encoded portion is not to be stored or made accessible in accordance with a conventional manner. The method continues with the DS processing module transmitting the set of temporary write commands to the DSN memory. When the temporarily stored data segment is to be read from the DSN memory, the method continues with the DS processing module generating a set of temporary read commands, where a temporary read command includes the transaction number, identity of the encoded portion, and an explicit instruction to read the encoded portion in violation of the conventional manner.

主权项

1. A method for execution by one or more processing modules of one or more computing devices of a dispersed storage network (DSN), the method comprises:
determining whether to store a data segment of data in a DSN memory in a conventional manner or a temporary manner; when the data segment is to be stored in the temporary manner:
obtaining a transaction number in accordance with the conventional manner;generating a set of temporary write commands regarding the storage of the data segment in the DSN memory as a temporarily stored data segment, wherein a temporary write command of the set of temporary write commands includes the transaction number, an encoded portion of the data segment, and an implicit instruction that the encoded portion of the data segment is not to be stored or made accessible in accordance with the conventional manner; andtransmitting the set of temporary write commands to a set of storage units of the DSN memory; and when the temporarily stored data segment is to be read from the DSN memory:
generating a set of temporary read commands, wherein a temporary read command of the set of temporary read commands includes the transaction number, identity of the encoded portion, and an explicit instruction to read the encoded portion in violation of the conventional manner.