Distributed object storage system comprising low power storage nodes

A method, comprising:

• receiving, from a plurality of temperature sensors, a plurality of measured temperatures of at least a share of a plurality of storage elements, each temperature sensor of the plurality of temperature sensors associated with a corresponding storage element of the share of the plurality of storage elements;
• disassembling a data object into a plurality of sub blocks based on a fault tolerance scheme, wherein:
• the data object comprises an addressable set of data;
• the sub blocks comprise subsets of data into which the data object is disassembled;
• and
• the fault tolerance scheme defines a first number of storage elements over which to store the plurality of sub blocks of the data object;
• identifying specific storage elements from the share of the plurality of storage elements based on the plurality of measured temperatures;
• and
• storing the plurality of sub blocks in the specific storage elements responsive to one or more measured temperatures for the specific storage elements from the plurality of measured temperatures being within a predetermined allowable temperature range.

A storage system, comprising:

• a plurality of temperature sensors configured to obtain a plurality of measured temperatures of at least a share of a plurality of storage elements, each temperature sensor of the plurality of temperature sensors associated with a corresponding storage element of the share of the plurality of storage elements;
• controller means for disassembling a data object into a plurality of sub blocks based on a fault tolerance scheme, wherein:
• the data object comprises an addressable set of data;
• the sub blocks comprise subsets of data into which the data object is disassembled;
• and
• the fault tolerance scheme defines a first number of storage elements over which to store the plurality of sub blocks of the data object;
• controller means for identifying specific storage elements from at least the share of the plurality of storage elements based on the plurality of measured temperatures;
• and
• controller means for writing the plurality of sub blocks to the specific storage elements responsive to one or more measured temperatures for the specific storage elements from the plurality of measured temperatures being within a predetermined allowable temperature range.