Dispersed storage write process

A non-transitory computer readable memory device comprises:

• a first memory section that stores operational instructions that, when read by a computing device, causes the computing device to:
• issue write commands to DS storage units regarding a set of encoded data slices, wherein a data segment of data was dispersed storage error encoded to produce the set of encoded data slices, and wherein a write command of the write commands causes a storage unit of the storage units to store an encoded data slice of the set of encoded data slices, but not allow access to the stored encoded data slices;
• a second memory section that stores operational instructions that, when read by the computing device, causes the computing device to:
• receive write acknowledgements from at least some of DS storage units to produce received write acknowledgements;
• and
• a third memory section that stores operational instructions that, when read by the computing device, causes the computing device to:
• when a write threshold number of the received write acknowledgements have been received within a given time frame, issue commit commands to the DS storage units, wherein a commit command of the commit commands causes the storage unit to allow access to the stored encoded data slice;
• and
• when the write threshold number of the received write acknowledgements have not been received within the given time frame, issue rollback commands to the DS units, wherein a rollback command of the rollback commands causes the storage unit to continue to not allow access to the stored encoded data slice.