Changing rebuild priority for a class of data

A computing device comprising:

• an interface configured to interface and communicate with a dispersed or distributed storage network (DSN);
• memory that stores operational instructions;
• and
• a processor operably coupled to the interface and to the memory, wherein the processor operates within the computing device based on the operational instructions to:
• receive, via the interface and from another computing device, a request associated with an encoded data slice (EDS) name range, wherein the EDS name range is included within a plurality of EDS name ranges that respectively correspond to object names, wherein each EDS name corresponds to a respective one of the object names of a plurality of data objects that are distributedly stored in a plurality of storage units (SUs) within the DSN, wherein a data object of the plurality of data objects is segmented into a plurality of data segments, a data segment of the plurality of data segments is dispersed error encoded in accordance with dispersed error encoding parameters to produce a set of encoded data slices (EDSs) that are distributedly stored in at least some of the plurality of SUs within the DSN, and a decode threshold number of EDSs are needed to recover the data segment, wherein:
• the request associated with the EDS name range includes at least one of a data access request or an EDS request;
• the data access request includes at least one of a data object write request, a data object read request, a data object list request, or a data object delete request;
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• the EDS request includes at least one of an EDS write request, an EDS read request, an EDS list request, or an EDS delete request;
• access an EDS priority table to identify a priority level associated with the EDS name range, wherein the EDS priority table specifies a plurality of priority levels associated with the plurality of EDS name ranges;
• process the request associated with the EDS name range based on the priority level associated with the EDS name range including resources within the DSN, via the interface, wherein an amount of resources within the DSN that are allocated corresponds to the priority level, and wherein a first priority level of the plurality of priority levels associated with the plurality of EDS name ranges corresponds to a first amount of resources within the DSN, and a second priority level of the plurality of priority levels associated with the plurality of EDS name ranges corresponds to a second amount of resources within the DSN that is less than the first amount of resources within the DSN based on the first priority level being higher than the second priority level;
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• process the request associated with the EDS name range to generate a set of DSN access requests that includes a set of corresponding EDS names, wherein the EDS name range corresponds to an EDS name of the set of DSN access requests based on at least one of an identified priority level or at least one other priority level associated with at least one other request.

A method for execution by a computing device, the method comprising:

• receiving, via an interface of the computing device that is configured to interface and communicate with a dispersed or distributed storage network (DSN) and from another computing device, a request associated with an encoded data slice (EDS) name range, wherein the EDS name range is included within a plurality of EDS name ranges that respectively correspond to object names, wherein each EDS name corresponds to a respective one of the object names of a plurality of data objects that are distributedly stored in a plurality of storage units (SUs) within the DSN, wherein a data object of the plurality of data objects is segmented into a plurality of data segments, a data segment of the plurality of data segments is dispersed error encoded in accordance with dispersed error encoding parameters to produce a set of encoded data slices (EDSs) that are distributedly stored in at least some of the plurality of SUs within the DSN, and a decode threshold number of EDSs are needed to recover the data segment;
• accessing an EDS priority table to identify a priority level associated with the EDS name range, wherein the EDS priority table specifies a plurality of priority levels associated with the plurality of EDS name ranges;
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• processing the request associated with the EDS name range based on the priority level associated with the EDS name range including resources within the DSN, via the interface, wherein an amount of resources within the DSN that are allocated corresponds to the priority level, and wherein a first priority level of the plurality of priority levels associated with the plurality of EDS name ranges corresponds to a first amount of resources within the DSN, and a second priority level of the plurality of priority levels associated with the plurality of EDS name ranges corresponds to a second amount of resources within the DSN that is less than the first amount of resources within the DSN based on the first priority level being higher than the second priority level.