REDUNDANT TASK EXECUTION IN A DISTRIBUTED STORAGE AND TASK NETWORK

A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module determining data block storage redundancy among a set of distributed storage and task (DST) execution units. The method continues with the DS processing module dispersed storage error encoding a data segment of data to produce a set of encoded data slices, where a first encoded data slice of the set of encoded data slices includes at least one redundant encoded data block in common with a second encoded data slice of the set of encoded data slices. The method continues with the DS processing module assigning a first partial task and a first encoded block processing order to a first DST execution unit regarding processing the first encoded data slice and assigning a second partial task and a second encoded block processing order to a second DST execution unit regarding processing the second encoded data slice.