High-access-rate data object transfer

A method for use with a computing system, the method comprising:

• obtaining storage node performance data respectively associated with a plurality of storage nodes included in a storage network of a distributed storage system;
• based at least in part on the storage node performance data, computing a plurality of storage node weights associated with the storage nodes;
• at least in part by comparing the storage node weights to a storage node weight threshold, detecting a congestion condition occurring at a first storage node located in the storage network;
• in response to detecting the congestion condition, obtaining respective first access rate data for a first plurality of data objects stored at the first storage node;
• based at least in part on the first access rate data, flagging a first data object among the first plurality of data objects as a high-access-rate data object;
• in response to flagging the high-access-rate data object, computing a transfer path between the first storage node and a second storage node in the storage network;
• and
• transferring the high-access-rate data object from the first storage node to the second storage node along the transfer path.

A computing system comprising:

• one or more processing devices configured to:
• obtain storage node performance data respectively associated with a plurality of storage nodes included in a storage network system;
• based at least in part on the storage node performance data, compute a plurality of storage node weights associated with the storage nodes;
• at least in part by comparing the storage node weights to a storage node weight threshold, detect a congestion condition occurring at a first storage node located in the storage network;
• in response to detecting the congestion condition, obtain respective access rate data for:
• a first plurality of data objects stored at the first storage node;
• and
• a second plurality of data objects stored at a second storage node in the storage network;
• based at least in part on the access rate data:
• flag a first data object among the first plurality of data objects as a high-access-rate data object;
• and
• flag a second data object among the second plurality of data objects as a low-access-rate data object;
• and
• in response to flagging the high-access-rate data object and the low-access rate data object:
• compute a transfer path between the first storage node and the second storage node in the storage network;
• transfer the high-access-rate data object from the first storage node to the second storage node along the transfer path;
• and
• transfer the low-access-rate data object from the second storage node to the first storage node along the transfer path.