1. A server system architecture providing for the transfer of server data in response to client requests, said architecture comprising: a) host processor means for executing an operating system, said operating system including a plurality of components including an operating system kernel portion, a first messaging component and first instantiations of a communications component, a filesystem component, and a storage access component; b) communications processor means for executing a communications control program, said communications control program including a first subset of said operating system including a second messaging component and a second instantiation of said communications component; c) filesystem processor means for executing a filesystem control program, said filesystem control program including a second subset of said operating system including a third messaging component and a second instantiation of said filesystem component; and d) storage processor means for executing a storage access control program, said storage access control program including a third subset of said operating system including a fourth messaging component and a second instantiation of said storage access component, where said first, second and third subsets of said operating system are exclusive of said operating system kernel portion and where said second, third and fourth messaging components each include means for sending and receiving messages with another of said second, third and fourth messaging components.