System and method for dynamically detecting storage drive type

摘要

An information handling system includes a cable, a backplane, and a processor. The cable is connected to a storage controller of the information handling system. The backplane is configured to connect a drive to the information handling system. The processor is in communication with the cable and with the backplane. The processor is configured to detect a presence of the drive, to output a pulse in response to the detection of the presence of the drive, to determine a first storage technology of the drive in response to the output pulse, to determine a second storage technology of the storage controller, to determine whether there is a misconfiguration between the first storage technology and the second storage technology, and to generate a notification when the misconfiguration is determined.

主权项

1. An information handling system comprising:
a cable connected to a storage controller of the information handling system; a backplane configured to connect a drive to the information handling system; and a processor in communication with the cable and with the backplane, the processor configured to detect a presence of the drive, to output a pulse from a first terminal of the processor in response to the detection of the presence of the drive, to detect a voltage at a second terminal of the processor in response to the output pulse, to set a storage technology of the drive to a first storage technology in response to a first value of the voltage at the second terminal, to set the storage technology of the drive to a second storage technology in response to a second value of the voltage at the second terminal, and to light up a light emitting diode in response to the storage technology of the drive being the first storage technology to indicate that the storage technology of the drive is the first storage technology.