System and method for detecting blank modules

A method for detecting one or more blank modules in a modular system, the method comprising:

• determining if one or more computing modules are installed in one or more slots of a modular chassis;
• determining if one or more blank modules are installed in one or more of the slots of the modular chassis with a sensor associated with one or more sensors associated with the one or more slots, each blank module comprising a module housing formed to allow adequate air flow through the chassis;
• identifying one or more of the slots that are empty and contain neither the blank module nor the computing module;
• and
• providing an indication regarding the one or more empty slots.

A system for detecting one or more blank modules in a modular system, the system comprising:

• one or more blank modules disposed in one or more slots of one or more modular chassis, each blank module comprising a module housing formed to allow adequate air flow through a modular chassis;
• one or more server modules disposed in one or more of the slots of the modular chassis, the one or more server modules operable to transmit an electronic signal to a management module;
• and
• a plurality of sensors associated with the slots and disposed on a midplane, the sensors operable to detect the presence of one or more of the blank modules in one or more of the slots and indicate to a user when one or more of the slots are empty.