Client provided request prioritization hints

A computing device comprising:

• an interface configured to interface and communicate with a dispersed or distributed storage network (DSN);
• memory that stores operational instructions;
• and
• a processing module operably coupled to the interface and to the memory, wherein the processing module, when operable within the computing device based on the operational instructions, is configured to:
• generate a prioritized request that includes at least one of a task for execution or a priority level based on information stored within a storage unit (SU) of a plurality of storage units (SUs) implemented within the DSN, wherein the information corresponds to a data object is segmented into a plurality of data segments, wherein a data segment of the plurality of data segments is dispersed error encoded in accordance with dispersed error encoding parameters to produce a set of encoded data slices (EDSs), wherein the set of EDSs are distributedly stored among a plurality of SUs, and wherein a decode threshold number of EDSs are needed to recover the data segment;
• transmit the prioritized request to the SU;
• when the SU determines to execute the prioritized request:
• receive, from the SU, a response to the prioritized request, wherein the response is based on an execution priority level that indicates a priority value level relative to other execution priority levels of other prioritized requests;
• and
• receive, from the SU, a subsequent response that includes a result of execution of the prioritized request as generated by the SU;
• and
• when the SU determines not to execute the prioritized request:
• receive, from the SU, another response to the prioritized request that includes a rejection level;
• and
• re-transmit the prioritized request to the SU;
• or
• generate another prioritized request that includes another priority level based on information stored within the SU of the plurality of SUs implemented within the DSN and transmit the another prioritized request to the SU.

A method for execution by a computing device, the method comprising:

• generating a prioritized request that includes at least one of a task for execution or a priority level based on information stored within a storage unit (SU) of a plurality of storage units (SUs) implemented within a dispersed or distributed storage network (DSN), wherein the information corresponds to a data object is segmented into a plurality of data segments, wherein a data segment of the plurality of data segments is dispersed error encoded in accordance with dispersed error encoding parameters to produce a set of encoded data slices (EDSs), wherein the set of EDSs are distributedly stored among a plurality of SUs, and wherein a decode threshold number of EDSs are needed to recover the data segment;
• transmitting, via an interface of the computing device configured to interface and communicate with the DSN, the prioritized request to the SU;
• and
• receiving, via the interface and from the SU, a response to the prioritized request, wherein the response is based on an execution priority level that indicates a priority value level relative to other execution priority levels of other prioritized requests when the SU determines to execute the prioritized request.