System and method for triggering a visual indicator of a faulty memory drive

Abstract

There is provided a system having a server unit with a host processor and a service processor, a first bus interface and a second bus interface, a data storage unit with a plurality of drives grouped into a first and second group, a first serial-to-parallel-input/output (S2PIO) device connected to the first group, and a second S2PIO device connected to the second group. The system is configured to acquire, by the service processor from the host processor, an indication of a faulty memory drive in the data storage unit, the indication being indicative of a target link amongst the first link and the second link, and a position of the faulty memory drive in the target group. The system is configured to transmit, by the service processor using the target link, a command to a target S2PIO device for triggering a visual indicator associated with the faulty memory drive.