System and method for dynamically configuring an information handling system

A method for dynamically configuring a backplane, the method comprising:

• detecting a peripheral attachment for a plurality of connectors;
• determining a switch state for at least one switch;
• determining a termination state for each of a plurality of terminations;
• altering the switch state and the termination states based on the peripheral attachment to the connectors;
• and
• setting the switch state to an open state, the termination state for a plurality of multi-loop terminations to an active state, and the termination state for a single-loop termination to an inactive state when more than one peripheral attachments interface with the connectors.

A dynamically configurable backplane comprising:

• a plurality of connectors associated with the backplane, the connectors operable to interface with one or more peripheral attachments;
• one or more slots associated with the connectors, the slots operable to interface with one or more devices;
• at least one switch associated with the connectors, the switch including an open state and a closed state;
• a plurality of multi-loop terminations associated with the switch, the multi-loop terminations including an active state and an inactive state;
• at least one single-loop terminations associated with the switch, the at least one single-loop terminations including an active state and an inactive state;
• and
• at least one sense engine associated with the connectors, the switch, and the terminations, the sense engine operable to detect peripheral attachment to the connectors and determine the state for the switch and the state for the terminations based on the peripheral attachment, wherein the sense engine is operable to set the switch to the open state, the multi-loop terminations to the active state, and the single-loop termination to the inactive state when the connectors interface with more than one peripheral attachments.