Method and system for self determining a stackable system role for an information handling system

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer processor enables the computer processor to perform a method for managing information handling systems, the method comprising:

• initiating, by a stackable system role (SSR) manager of an information handling system (IHS) of the information handling systems, a boot sequence;
• making a first determination that the boot sequence does not specify a SSR of the information handling system;
• based on the first determination:
• performing a hardware evaluation to identify available hardware resources of the information handling system;
• obtaining a hardware resource inventory based on the available hardware resources;
• applying a hardware resource function to the hardware resource inventory to determine a SSR for the information handling system,
• wherein the SSR comprises:
• a worker setting, a storage setting, a manage setting, an external access setting, and a SSR uncertainty field,
• wherein the SSR is associated with a first ratio-based bucket,
• wherein the first ratio-based bucket refers to a set of predetermined SSRs and a desired number of information handling systems to be applied to each of the predetermined SSRs in an information handling system environment,
• wherein determining the SSR is based on:
• an availability of assignment of the information handling system in the first ratio-based bucket, and
• the SSR uncertainty field,
• wherein the SSR comprises at least a four-bit data item,
• wherein at least one bit in the at least four-bit data item corresponds to one of the worker setting, the storage setting, the manage setting, and the external access setting;
• and
• continuing the boot sequence using the SSR.

An information handling system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• memory including instructions, which when executed by the processor, perform a method comprising:
• initiating, by a stackable system role (SSR) manager of the information handling system, a boot sequence;
• making a first determination that the boot sequence does not specify a SSR of the information handling system;
• based on the first determination:
• performing a hardware evaluation to identify available hardware resources of the information handling system;
• obtaining a hardware resource inventory based on the available hardware resources;
• applying a hardware resource function to the hardware resource inventory to determine a SSR for the information handling system,
• wherein the SSR comprises:
• a worker setting, a storage setting, a manage setting, an external access setting, and a SSR uncertainty field,
• wherein the SSR is associated with a first ratio-based bucket,
• wherein the first ratio-based bucket refers to a set of predetermined SSRs and a desired number of information handling systems to be applied to each of the predetermined SSRs in an information handling system environment,
• wherein determining the SSR is based on:
• an availability of assignment of the information handling system in the first ratio-based bucket, and
• the SSR uncertainty field,
• wherein the SSR comprises at least a four-bit data item,
• wherein at least one bit in the four-bit data item corresponds to one of the worker setting, the storage setting, the manage setting, and the external access setting;
• and
• continuing the boot sequence using the SSR.