Management of network devices within a dispersed data storage network

摘要

A method of managing devices in a dispersed data storage network is disclosed. A device list is maintained including entries for every device in the dispersed data storage network. Each entry lists a public key, a network address, and hardware identifier for the corresponding device. On startup each device sends a request to join the network. The request includes the device's public key, network address, and hardware identifier. The request is compared with the device list, and, based on the comparison, and, in some cases, administrator action, the request is granted or denied.

主权项

1. A method of managing devices in a dispersed data storage network, the method comprises:
receiving a device approval request from a slice server; determining whether the device approval request is to add the slice server to a dispersed data storage network (DDSN) or is to update the slice server in a device list based on replacement of a failed hard drive; when the device approval request is to add the slice server to the DDSN:
initiating an approval process regarding the slice server;when the slice server is approved, updating the device list to include the slice server, wherein the slice server is one of a set of slice servers that stores data slices of an encoded data segment, wherein “m” of “n” of the stored data slices are needed to reconstruct a data segment; and when the device approval request to update the slice server in the device list based on replacement of a failed hard drive, updating the device list.