Smart access to a dispersed data storage network
    3.
    发明授权
    Smart access to a dispersed data storage network 有权
    智能访问分散的数据存储网络

    公开(公告)号:US08171102B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-01

    申请号:US12684085

    申请日:2010-01-07

    IPC分类号: G06F15/167

    摘要: A method for reading data from a dispersed data storage network that includes a plurality of slice servers. The method begins by accessing a list of slice servers of the plurality of slice servers, wherein each slice server on the list stores at least one data slice associated with a data segment of the data. The method continues by transmitting read requests to at least some of the slice servers on the list. The method continues by receiving a data slice from a slice server on the list. The method continues by determining whether a threshold number of data slices has been received. The method continues, when the threshold number of data slices has been received, assembling the data segment from at least the threshold number of data slices.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于从包括多个片服务器的分散数据存储网络读取数据的方法。 该方法开始于访问多个片服务器的片服务器的列表,其中列表上的每个片服务器存储与数据的数据片段相关联的至少一个数据片。 该方法通过将读请求发送到列表上的至少一些片服务器来继续。 该方法通过从列表中的切片服务器接收数据切片来继续。 该方法通过确定是否已经接收到阈值数量的切片来继续。 当已经接收到数据片段的阈值数目时,该方法继续,从至少阈值数量的片段组装数据片段。

    Method and apparatus for rebuilding data in a dispersed data storage network
    7.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for rebuilding data in a dispersed data storage network 有权
    用于在分散的数据存储网络中重建数据的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08560882B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-15

    申请号:US12716106

    申请日:2010-03-02

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    摘要: A method begins by identifying a data slice requiring rebuilding to produce an identified data slice, wherein the identified data slice is one of a plurality of data slices that constitute a data segment and wherein each of the plurality of data slices is assigned for storage by a corresponding one of a plurality of data slice servers. The method continues by retrieving at least m number of data slices from at least m number of the plurality of data slice servers, wherein m data slices of the plurality of data slices enable reconstruction of the data segment, and wherein the at least m number of data slices does not include the identified data slice. The method continues by reconstructing the identified data slice from the at least m number of data slices to produce a rebuilt data slice. The method continues by writing the rebuilt data slice to the corresponding one of the plurality of data slice servers or to a new slice server.

    摘要翻译: 方法开始于识别需要重建以产生识别的数据切片的数据切片,其中所识别的数据切片是构成数据段的多个数据切片之一,并且其中每个数据切片被分配用于存储 对应的多个数据切片服务器中的一个。 该方法通过从多个数据切片服务器中的至少m个数目的至少m个数据切片服务器检索至少m个数据片段,其中多个数据片段的m个数据片段能够重构数据片段,并且其中至少m个 数据切片不包括所识别的数据切片。 该方法通过从至少m个数据切片重建所识别的数据切片以产生重建的数据切片而继续。 该方法通过将重建的数据切片写入到多个数据切片服务器中的相应一个数据切片服务器或新的切片服务器来继续。

    Billing system for information dispersal system
    8.
    发明授权
    Billing system for information dispersal system 有权
    信息分散系统计费系统

    公开(公告)号:US08140777B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-20

    申请号:US12499489

    申请日:2009-07-08

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: An apparatus includes a processing module and a network interface. The processing module is operably coupled to: access user level metadata based on account identifier to identify a plurality of files associated with a user and retrieve user level metadata for the plurality of files; access file level metadata associated with the plurality of files to retrieve, for each of the plurality of files, file level metadata and determine, for each of the plurality of files, a plurality of file slices associated with a corresponding file of the plurality of files; and generate billing transaction information based on the user level metadata and the file level metadata of the plurality of files. The network interface is operably coupled to: convert the billing transaction information into a network billing transaction information message and transmit it.

    摘要翻译: 一种装置包括处理模块和网络接口。 处理模块可操作地耦合到:基于帐户标识符访问用户级元数据,以识别与用户相关联的多个文件并检索多个文件的用户级元数据; 访问与所述多个文件相关联的文件级元数据,以针对所述多个文件中的每个文件检索文件级元数据,并为所述多个文件中的每个文件确定与所述多个文件的相应文件相关联的多个文件片段 ; 并且基于多个文件的用户级元数据和文件级元数据生成计费交易信息。 网络接口可操作地耦合到:将计费交易信息转换成网络计费交易信息消息并将其发送。

    Metadata management system for an information dispersed storage system
    9.
    发明授权
    Metadata management system for an information dispersed storage system 有权
    信息分散存储系统的元数据管理系统

    公开(公告)号:US08019960B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-13

    申请号:US12499013

    申请日:2009-07-07

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    CPC分类号: G06F21/6227

    摘要: An apparatus includes a processing module and a network interface. The processing module is 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 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 regarding the at least one of the plurality of file slices. The network interface is operably coupled to convert the data storage transaction message into a network data storage message and transmit it.

    摘要翻译: 一种装置包括处理模块和网络接口。 处理模块可操作地耦合以获得; 关于文件的数据存储交易请求; 基于数据存储交易请求确定用户的身份; 基于所述用户的身份访问文件级元数据,以确定与所述文件相关联的多个文件片段; 访问文件片元数据以识别存储或将要存储的多个存储节点中的至少一个,所述多个文件片段中的至少一个的数据片段和编码子集; 并且生成数据存储交易消息以促进关于所述多个文件片段中的所述至少一个文件片段的数据存储事务。 网络接口可操作地耦合以将数据存储交易消息转换成网络数据存储消息并将其传送。

    Billing system for information dispersal system
    10.
    发明授权
    Billing system for information dispersal system 有权
    信息分散系统计费系统

    公开(公告)号:US07574570B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-11

    申请号:US11403684

    申请日:2006-04-13

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: A billing process is disclosed for a information dispersal system or digital data storage system. In one embodiment of the invention, the original data to be stored is separated into a number of data “slices” or shares in such a manner that the data in each subset is less usable or less recognizable or completely unusable or completely unrecognizable by itself except when combined with some or all of the other data subsets. These data subsets are stored on separate digital data storage devices as a way of increasing privacy and security. As dispersed file shares are being stored or removed from a grid of distributed storage locations, a set of metadata tables are created, separate from the dispersed file share storage, to maintain information about the original data size of each block, file or set of file shares dispersed on the grid. The original data size information in these separate metadata tables is used to determine usage information based upon the original file size even though the file has been dispersed onto a storage grid that contains file slices who size may not relate to the original file size and the file slices may have been compressed by the system in order to reduce storage space or improve transmission time. As such, the billing process is able to enable a broad range of commercial billing options for billing for commercial data services on an information dispersal grid.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于信息分散系统或数字数据存储系统的计费过程。 在本发明的一个实施例中,要存储的原始数据被分成多个数据“切片”或共享,使得每个子集中的数据不太可用或较少可识别,或者完全不可用或完全不能被其自身识别,除了 当与某些或所有其他数据子集合时。 这些数据子集存储在单独的数字数据存储设备上,作为增加隐私和安全性的一种方式。 由于分散的文件共享正在从分布式存储位置的网格存储或删除,所以创建一组元数据表,与分散的文件共享存储分开,以维护有关每个块,文件或文件集的原始数据大小的信息 分散在网格上的股票。 这些单独的元数据表中的原始数据大小信息用于基于原始文件大小来确定使用信息,即使文件已经分散到包含文件片段的存储网格上,该文件片段的大小可能与原始文件大小无关,而文件 切片可能已被系统压缩,以减少存储空间或改善传输时间。 因此,计费过程能够实现广泛的商业计费选项,用于在信息分散网格上的商业数据服务的计费。