1. A method for distributing lookup operations in a cluster, comprising: maintaining, at a D-module of the cluster, mappings between a data container attribute of a data container and an inode value of the data container; determining at the D-module an identification (ID) of a second D-module of the cluster for caching the data container attribute; selecting the inode value for the data container attribute, wherein the second D-module services a lookup request for the data container attribute and services a metadata request for the data container; receiving the metadata request of the data container from an N-module of the cluster; and in response to receiving the lookup request, satisfying the lookup request by the second D-module.