Abstract: A method of implementations includes receiving, by a processing device executing a unified storage manager (USM), an update package comprising a configuration file for a storage service to add to the USM, adding, by the processing device, the configuration file to a set of configuration files maintained by the USM, responsive to detecting the addition of the configuration file, causing, by the processing device, a re-load of the set of configuration files at the USM without a shutdown and re-start of the USM, loading, by the processing device, the configuration file in the USM, and initializing, by the processing device, an adaptor component for the storage service at the USM, the adaptor component comprising a set of application programming interface (API) methods for the USM to communicate with the storage service.

Abstract: A method of implementations includes receiving, by a processing device executing a unified storage manager (USM), an update package comprising a configuration file for a storage service to add to the USM, adding, by the processing device, the configuration file to a set of configuration files maintained by the USM, responsive to detecting the addition of the configuration file, causing, by the processing device, a re-load of the set of configuration files at the USM without a shutdown and re-start of the USM, loading, by the processing device, the configuration file in the USM, and initializing, by the processing device, an adaptor component for the storage service at the USM, the adaptor component comprising a set of application programming interface (API) methods for the USM to communicate with the storage service.

Abstract: Systems and methods for configuring new nodes for using a storage system managed by a unified storage manager (USM) are disclosed. An example method may comprise detecting, by a processing device executing a unified storage manager (USM), a connection of a machine to the USM, invoking a provisioning component of the USM to initiate a provisioning process for the machine, utilizing, via the provisioning process, an external provisioning service to cause a bootstrapping process to execute on the machine, the bootstrapping process to install an operating system (OS) on the machine and to execute a kickstart file on the machine, responsive to execution of the kickstart file, performing a handshake process with the machine to establish a communication channel between the USM and the machine, and receiving, via the established communication channel, an availability status of the machine as a storage node for storage services managed by the USM.