Systems and methods for enabling observability of backend storage event to front-end host

A remote storage array configured to communicatively couple to a host information handling system, the remote storage array comprising:

• one or more storage resources;
• a vital product data (VPD) page stored on one of the one or more storage resources;
• and
• a controller configured to write status information to the VPD page, including information regarding whether a critical event has occurred at the storage array that can lead to data loss of data written from the host information handling system to the storage array.

A system comprising:

• a remote storage array, comprising:
• one or more storage resources;
• a vital product data (VPD) page stored on one of the one or more storage resources;
• and
• a controller configured to write status information to the VPD page, including information regarding whether a critical event has occurred at the remote storage array that can lead to data loss of data written to the remote storage array;
• and
• an information handling system communicatively coupled to the remote storage array and comprising:
• a processor;
• and
• a storage monitor comprising a program of instructions embodied in non-transitory computer readable media and configured to, when executed by the processor:
• read the status information from the VPD page;
• determine from the status information whether the critical event has occurred;
• and
• responsive to a determination that the critical event has occurred, suspend write operations to the remote storage array.