Techniques for configuring and processing control path commands may include: partitioning control path components of a control path into a plurality of portions; performing first processing that configures a federation of a plurality of appliances, wherein each of the plurality of appliances includes a plurality of processing nodes, and wherein the first processing includes: for each of the plurality of appliances, configuring each of the plurality of processing nodes of said each appliance to run one portion of the plurality of portions of control path components; and selecting one of the plurality of appliances as a primary appliance of the federation; receiving a first management command at the primary appliance of the federation; and servicing the first management command by one or more of the plurality of appliances of the federation.