1. A machine-implemented method for sharing state information among a plurality of servers, comprising: in response to receiving, at a first server of the plurality of servers, a request to perform a network file system (NFS) operation, updating first state information, stored at the first server, to reflect a change in state associated with processing the request; propagating, from the first server to a second server of the plurality of servers, state update information that identifies the change in state; and updating second state information, stored at the second server, to reflect the change in state associated with processing the request at the first server.