Centralized storage-connected switch port auto-configuration system

An information handling system (IHS), comprising:

• a processing system;
• and
• a memory system that is coupled to the processing system and that include instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to provide a Software Defined Networking (SDN) controller engine that is configured to:
• create a data traffic flow between the SDN switch device and the SDN controller engine, wherein the data traffic flow causes the SDN switch device to forward the discovery information received from storage devices to the SDN controller engine;
• receive, from an SDN switch device subsequent to a storage device being connected to a switch port on the SDN switch device and via the data traffic flow, discovery information that the storage device causes to be sent from the storage device to the SDN switch device and forwarded to the SDN controller engine upon connection of the storage device to the switch port on the SDN switch device;
• identify, using the discovery information, the switch port on the SDN switch device that is connected to the storage device;
• and
• provide, to the SDN switch device via SDN protocol communications, each of:
• a port packet data unit size configuration that defines a packet data unit size that will be transmitted via the switch port;
• a port traffic suppression configuration that defines the amount of bandwidth of the switch port that will be available to transmit at least one type of data traffic;
• and
• a port loop prevention configuration that defines loop prevention designations that will be available for the switch port.

A method for centralized storage-connected switch port auto-configuration, comprising:

• creating, by a Software Defined Networking (SDN) controller device, a data traffic flow with a SDN switch device that causes the SDN switch device to forward discovery information received from storage devices to the SDN controller device;
• receiving, by the SDN controller device from the SDN switch device subsequent to a storage device being connected to a switch port on the SDN switch device and via the data traffic flow, discovery information that the storage device causes to be sent from the storage device to the SDN switch device and forwarded to the SDN controller engine upon connection of the storage device to the switch port on the SDN switch device;
• identifying, by the SDN controller device using the discovery information, the switch port on the SDN switch device that is connected to the storage device;
• and
• providing, by the SDN controller device to the SDN switch device via SDN protocol communications, each of:
• a port packet data unit size configuration that, when applied by the SDN switch device to the switch port, provides a packet data unit size that will be transmitted via the switch port;
• a port traffic suppression configuration that, when applied by the SDN switch device to the switch port, provides the amount of bandwidth of the switch port that will be available to transmit at least one type of data traffic;
• and
• a port loop prevention configuration that, when applied by the SDN switch device to the switch port, provides loop prevention designations that will be available for the switch port.