Monitoring and sharing registry states

A computing device of a dispersed storage network (DSN), the computing device comprises:

• an interface;
• memory;
• and
• a processing module operably coupled to the memory and the interface, wherein the processing module is operable to:
• receive a data access request for a set of encoded data slices, wherein the data access request identifies a new vault in the DSN, wherein the new vault is a logical storage container supported by storage units of the DSN, and wherein the new vault is defined by vault parameters that include new vault identifier, new vault storage capabilities, access privileges, and authorized users;
• send an inquiry to the storage units regarding status of the new vault;
• when a threshold number of the storage units provide a status response of active, send a set of access requests regarding the data access request to the storage units;
• and
• when the threshold number of the storage units do not provide the status response of active, facilitate activation of the new vault in at least the threshold number of storage units.

A computer readable memory comprises:

• a first memory that stores operational instructions that, when executed by a computing device of a dispersed storage network (DSN), causes the computing device to:
• receive a data access request for a set of encoded data slices, wherein the data access request identifies a new vault in the DSN, wherein the new vault is a logical storage container supported by storage units of the DSN, and wherein the new vault is defined by vault parameters that include new vault identifier, new vault storage capabilities, access privileges, and authorized users;
• and
• a second memory that stores operational instructions that, when executed by the computing device of the DSN, causes the computing device to:
• send an inquiry to the storage units regarding status of the new vault;
• when a threshold number of the storage units provide a status response of active, send a set of access requests regarding the data access request to the storage units;
• and
• when the threshold number of the storage units do not provide the status response of active, facilitate activation of the new vault in at least the threshold number of storage units.