Distributed command processing in a flash storage system

An apparatus for load balancing of command processing in a storage system that includes a plurality of storage devices and one or more storage array controllers, the apparatus comprising a computer processor and a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor, the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions that, when executed by the computer processor, cause the apparatus to carry out the steps of:

• for each of a plurality of components in the storage system, creating a management module, wherein each management module is configured to:
• receive, from another module, a request to execute a command against a component associated with the other module;
• determine, based on configuration parameters associated with the management module, whether the management module is authorized to approve the request;
• and
• responsive to determining that the management module is authorized to approve the request, determine whether to approve the request.

A computer program product for load balancing of command processing in a storage system that includes a plurality of storage devices and one or more storage array controllers, the computer program product including a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer program instructions that, when executed, cause a computer to carry out the steps of:

• for each of a plurality of components in the storage system, creating a management module, wherein each management module is configured to:
• receive, from another module, a request to execute a command against a component associated with the other module;
• determine, based on configuration parameters associated with the management module, whether the management module is authorized to approve the request;
• and
• responsive to determining that the management module is authorized to approve the request, determine whether to approve the request.