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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2018
Global coordination of in-progress operation risks for multiple distributed storage network memories
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Patrick A. Tamborski, Chicago, IL (US);
Bart R. Cilfone, Marina del Rey, CA (US);
Alan M. Frazier, Palatine, IL (US);
Sanjaya Kumar, South Elgin, IL (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for coordinating management of operation risks in a distributed storage network (DSN) that includes multiple distributed computing systems including DSN memories begins with a global coordinating unit receiving messages including metadata from managing units associated with the multiple distributed computing systems. The method continues with the global coordinating unit determining, based on the metadata, that storage units in one or more of the distributed computing systems are executing or planning to execute an operation that could result in data loss or data outage. The method continues with the global coordinating unit transmitting an alert, including a command to halt the operation at the affected distributed computing systems.