According to some embodiments, a system provides a resource service
module, a resource data record repository, and a provider module. The
resource service module exposes an interface, receives an invocation of
the interface from a system management module, and requests managed
resource data associated with a manageable resource based on the
invocation. The resource data record repository includes a resource data
record indicating a memory location of a managed host in which the
managed resource data is stored, and the provider module receives the
request and retrieves the managed resource data from the memory location
of the managed host.