Patent ID: 11907566
Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 9:
10. A computing device comprises:
at least one network interface;
memory that stores operational instructions; and
processing circuitry operably coupled to the at least one network interface and to the memory, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to execute the operational instructions to:
receive, via the at least one network interface, a maintenance task to be performed by a plurality of storage units of a storage network, wherein the maintenance task does not include a user data allocation request, and wherein an execution of the maintenance task by a particular storage unit of the plurality of storage units results in temporary unavailability of the particular storage unit for performing a request to store data;
determine the availability of processing resources of storage units of the plurality of storage units for execution of the received maintenance task;
compare the respective availability of the processing resources of the storage units of the plurality of storage units to identify a storage unit for execution of the received maintenance task; and
allocate, via the at least one network interface, the received maintenance task to the identified storage unit of the plurality of storage units.