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A system for processing a management command issued from a management station, the system comprising:

• a node cluster, the node cluster including a plurality of servant nodes, a master node and a plurality of servant nodes;
• a target node belonging to the node cluster, wherein the target node receives the management command issued from the management station, the target node being one of the plurality of servant nodes in the node cluster;
• a master management agent executing on the master node, the master management agent configured to process the management command and send a command response to the target node;
• and
• a target management agent executing on the target node, the target management agent configured to forward the management command to the master node and send the command response to the management station.

A computer program product embodied in a tangible medium comprising:

• computer readable program codes coupled to the tangible medium for managing a node cluster in a computer network by a management station, the node cluster including a plurality of servant nodes, a target node and a master node, the computer readable program codes comprising:
• first computer readable program code configured to cause the program to receive a management command from the management station through the network by the target node, the target node being one of the plurality of servant nodes in the node cluster;
• second computer readable program code configured to cause the program to send the management command to the master node from the target node;
• third computer readable program code configured to cause the program to process a management response to the management command by the master node, wherein processing the management response includes polling the servant nodes for data required by the management command;
• fourth computer readable program code configured to cause the program to send the management response to the target node from the master node;
• and
• fifth computer readable program code configured to cause the program to send the management response to the management station by the target node.