Boot disk detection and management in an information handling system manufacturing environment
An information handling system includes a storage device and a processor. The storage device includes a boot image for the information handling system. The processor determines an architectural location for a boot device for the information handling system, determines that the storage device is located at the architectural location of the information handling system, determines a unique identifier for the storage device, determines from a basic input/output system (BIOS) of the information handling system a BIOS identifier associated with the unique identifier, and places the BIOS identifier at the top of a BIOS boot order list.
1. An information handling system, comprising:
a storage device that includes a boot image for the information handling system; and
a processor configured to:
determine an architectural location within the information handling system where a boot device for the information handling system is expected to be located;
determine that the storage device is located at the architectural location;
determine a unique identifier for the storage device;
determine, from a basic input/output system (BIOS) of the information handling system, a BIOS identifier associated with the unique identifier; and
place the BIOS identifier at the top of a BIOS boot order list.
2. The information handling system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a storage controller, wherein the storage device is coupled to a port of storage controller.
3. The information handling system of claim 2 , wherein the architectural location includes a channel identifier for the storage controller.
4. The information handling system of claim 3 , wherein the channel identifier includes a Peripheral Component Interconnect identifier for the storage controller.
5. The information handling system of claim 2 , wherein the architectural location includes the port.
6. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the architectural location for the boot device is determined based upon an order configuration file.
7. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the unique identifier includes a serial number of the storage device.
8. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to boot the information handling system to the boot image based upon the BIOS boot order list.
9. A method, comprising:
providing, on a storage device of an information handling system, a boot image for the information handling system;
determining, by a processor of the information handling system, an architectural location within the information handling system where a boot device for the information handling system is expected to be located;
determining, by the processor, that the storage device is located at the architectural location;
determining, by the processor, a unique identifier for the storage device;
determining, by the processor, from a basic input/output system (BIOS) of the information handling system, a BIOS identifier associated with the unique identifier; and
placing the BIOS identifier at the top of a BIOS boot order list.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
coupling the storage device to a port of a storage controller.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the architectural location includes a channel identifier for the storage controller.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the channel identifier includes a Peripheral Component Interconnect identifier for the storage controller.
13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the architectural location includes the port.
14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the architectural location for the boot device is determined based upon an order configuration file.
15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the unique identifier includes a serial number of the storage device.
16. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
booting, by the processor, the information handling system to the boot image based upon the BIOS boot order list.
17. An information handling system, comprising:
a storage controller;
a storage device coupled to a port of the storage controller, wherein the storage device includes a boot image for the information handling system; and
a processor configured to:
determine, from a grid cache file, an architectural location within the information handling system where a boot device for the information handling system is expected to be located;
determine that the storage device is located at the architectural location;
determine a unique identifier for the storage device;
determine from a basic input/output system (BIOS) of the information handling system a BIOS identifier associated with the unique identifier; and
place the BIOS identifier at the top of a BIOS boot order list.
18. The information handling system of claim 17 , wherein the architectural location includes a channel identifier for the storage controller.
19. The information handling system of claim 17 , wherein the architectural location includes the port.
20. The information handling system of claim 17 , wherein the unique identifier includes a serial number of the storage device.