The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Franco V. Borich, Naperville, IL (US);
Adam M. Gray, Chicago, IL (US);
Scott M. Horan, Clarendon Hills, IL (US);
Ravi V. Khadiwala, Bartlett, IL (US);
Mingyu Li, Chicago, IL (US);
Manish Motwani, Chicago, IL (US);
Jason K. Resch, Chicago, IL (US);
Trevor J. Vossberg, Chicago, IL (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method includes receiving a data access request for a set of encoded data slices. The data access request identifies a new vault in the dispersed storage network (DSN), where the new vault is a logical storage container supported by storage units of the DSN, and where the new vault is defined by vault parameters that include new vault identifier, new vault storage capabilities, access privileges, and authorized users. The method further includes sending an inquiry to the storage units regarding status of the new vault. When a threshold number of storage units provide a status response of active, a computing device sends a set of access requests regarding the data access request to the storage units. When the threshold number of storage units do not provide the status response of active, the computing device facilitates activation of the new vault in at least the threshold number of storage units.