Compatibility testing of a component with an unknown software and/or firmware version in a multi-component system

A computer program product, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions readable and/or executable by a computer to cause the computer to:

• cause, by the computer, a second component to implement a plurality of predetermined compatibility tests on a first component with an unknown software version and/or unknown firmware version, wherein the first component is identified by the second component in a multi-component system;
• record, by the computer, results of the plurality of compatibility tests in a predetermined database of records shared amongst the multi-component system, wherein a record associated with the first component indicates a compatibility of the unknown software version and/or unknown firmware version with the multi-component system;
• in response to a determination that the record indicates that the unknown software version and/or unknown firmware version is compatible with the multi-component system, perform, by the computer, data processing between the first component and a second component;
• and
• in response to a determination that the record indicates that the unknown software version and/or unknown firmware version is incompatible the multi-component system, issue, by the computer, a notification that details the incompatibility.

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• logic integrated with the processor, executable by the processor, or integrated with and executable by the processor, the logic being configured to:
• identify, in a multi-component system, a first component with an unknown software version and/or unknown firmware version;
• implement a plurality of predetermined compatibility tests on the first component;
• record results of the plurality of compatibility tests in a predetermined database of records shared amongst the multi-component system, wherein a record associated with the first component indicates a compatibility of the unknown software version and/or unknown firmware version with the multi-component system;
• in response to a determination that the record indicates that the unknown software version and/or unknown firmware version is compatible with the multi-component system, perform data processing between the first component and a second component;
• in response to a determination that the record indicates that the unknown software version and/or unknown firmware version is incompatible the multi-component system, issue a notification that details the incompatibility;
• receive priority information that specifies a priority of capabilities of components of the multi-component system;
• record the priority information to the record;
• determine that a third component of the multi-component system does not satisfy an associated priority of capabilities of the third component;
• and
• issue a notification to update capabilities of the third component in response to the determination that the third component of the multi-component system does not satisfy the associated priority of capabilities of the third component.