objLayer, err := newErasureServerPools(ctx, endpoints)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, err
	}

	// Make objLayer available to all internal services via globalObjectAPI.
	globalObjLayerMutex.Lock()
	globalObjectAPI = objLayer
	globalObjLayerMutex.Unlock()
	return objLayer, erasureDirs, nil
}

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