Managing distributed functional modules using standard management applications

摘要

A distributed storage server includes a network module, data module and a management module. The management module receives a data user command for execution on the data module. The data user command is forwarded to the data module and any execution output sent back to the management module. Similarly, the data module receives a management user command for execution on the management module. The management user command is forwarded to the management module and any execution output sent back to the data module.