Remote procedure call chains

A remote procedure call chain is provided that replaces multiple consecutive remote procedure calls to multiple servers from a client by allowing a client to specify multiple functions to be performed consecutively at multiple servers in a single remote procedure call chain. The remote procedure call chain is executed by a sequence of multiple servers. Each server executes a service function and a chaining function of the remote procedure call chain. The chaining function uses the state of the remote procedure call chain in the sequence of servers to determine the next server to receive the remote procedure call chain, and the service function to be executed by that server. After the last service function is performed, the last server in the sequence of servers sends the results of the executed service functions to the client that originated the remote procedure call chain.