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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHASSIS-BASED VIRTUAL STORAGE DRIVE CONFIGURATION

  • US 20200133538A1
  • Filed: 10/25/2018
  • Published: 04/30/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing and configuring storage devices available to a plurality of IHSs (Information Handling Systems) installed as components of a chassis, the method comprising:

  • identifying, by a chassis management controller, a plurality of idle storage devices mapped to any of a plurality of storage controllers installed in the plurality of IHSs;

    receiving a request, from a first IHS of the plurality of IHSs, for configuration of a first virtual storage profile;

    determining, by a remote access controller of the first IHS, physical storage requirements for implementing the requested first virtual storage profile;

    selecting, by the chassis management controller, a first set of storage devices from the plurality of idle storage devices based on the physical storage requirements provided by the remote access controller;

    mapping the first set of storage devices to a first storage controller of the first IHS; and

    configuring, by the first storage controller of the first IHS, the requested first virtual storage profile using the mapped first set of storage devices.

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