Storage network for storage of data object sets with a common trait
AssigneePure Storage, Inc.
InventorsJason K. Resch, Greg Dhuse, Andrew Baptist
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Abstract
A storage network is operable to identify a set of data objects having a common trait from a plurality of data objects for storage via the storage network. The set of data objects are combined to produce a concatenated data object. The concatenated data object is encoded in accordance with a dispersed encoding function to produce a set of encoded data blocks. A mapping of the set of data objects to the set of encoded data blocks is generated. The mapping facilitates retrieval from the storage network of individual data objects of the set of data objects.
Claims20
A method for execution in a storage network, the method comprises:
- identifying a set of data objects having a common trait from a plurality of data objects for storage via the storage network;
- combining the set of data objects to produce a concatenated data object;
- encoding the concatenated data object in accordance with a dispersed encoding function to produce a set of encoded data blocks;
- and
- generating a mapping of the set of data objects to the set of encoded data blocks, wherein the mapping facilitates retrieval from the storage network of individual data objects of the set of data objects.
A processing system of a storage network comprises:
- a computing device;
- a memory that stores operational instructions that, when executed by the computing device, causes the computing device to perform operations that include:
- identifying a set of data objects having a common trait from a plurality of data objects for storage via the storage network;
- combining the set of data objects to produce a concatenated data object;
- encoding the concatenated data object in accordance with a dispersed encoding function to produce a set of encoded data blocks;
- and
- generating a mapping of the set of data objects to the set of encoded data blocks, wherein the mapping facilitates retrieval from the storage network of individual data objects of the set of data objects.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.