System and method to remotely detect and report bootable physical disk location
US10146550B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4416
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, devices and systems for identifying storage devices received within a plurality of drive bays, where the devices are identified via a visual indicator associated with each drive bay. A controller identifies storage devices that host booted operating systems. The controller activates the visual indicator associated with drive bays that receive the identified booted storage devices. The visual indicator may be a status light generated by a light source associated with each drive bay. This visual indicator may also be a graphical component of a remote management interface. To identify storage devices with booted operating systems, the controller determines the visual indicators to activate based on information received from a storage controller identifying the storage devices at each bay and an identification of booted drives received from a BIOS. The visual indictors may separately identify booted storage devices and bootable storage devices that are not presently booted.
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