globalObjLayerMutex.Lock()
	globalObjectAPI = objLayer
	globalObjLayerMutex.Unlock()
	return objLayer, erasureDirs, nil
}

// cmdType - Represents different service subcomands like status, stop
// and restart.
type cmdType int

const (
	restartCmd cmdType = iota
	stopCmd
)

// toServiceSignal - Helper function that translates a given cmdType
// value to its corresponding serviceSignal value.