Input/output switching module interface identification in a multi-server chassis

摘要

An interface identification system includes an IHS enclosure including a plurality of IHS slots and a plurality of input/output (I/O) switching module slots. A connection plane provides interconnects between the plurality of IHS slots and the plurality of I/O switching module slots. An I/O switching module includes a plurality of interfaces. The I/O switching module may be coupled to a first I/O switching module slot and, in response, retrieve first I/O switching module slot information about the first I/O switching module slot, retrieve IHS information about IHSs located in the plurality of IHS slots that are interconnected with the first I/O switching module slot through the connection plane, and use the first I/O switching module slot information and the IHS information to identify each of the plurality of interfaces on the I/O switching module that is coupled to an IHS by that IHS and the first I/O switching module slot.

主权项

1. An interface identification system, comprising:
an information handling system (IHS) enclosure including a plurality of IHS slots and a plurality of input/output (I/O) switching module slots; a connection plane providing interconnects between the plurality of IHS slots and the plurality of I/O switching module slots; and an I/O switching module that includes a plurality of interfaces and access to a memory that stores interconnect information about the interconnects provided between the plurality of IHS slots and the urali of I/O switchin module slots by the connection plane, wherein the I/O switching module is configured to be coupled to a first I/O switching module slot of the plurality of I/O switching module slots and, in response:
retrieve first I/O switching module slot information about the first I/O switching module slot;retrieve IHS information about one or more IHSs located in the plurality of IHS slots that are interconnected with the first I/O switching module slot through the connection plane;retrieve the interconnect information from the memory; anduse the first I/O switching module slot information, the IHS information, and the interconnect information to identify each of the plurality of interfaces on the I/O switching module that is coupled to an IHS by that IHS and the first I/O switching module slot.