Input/output switching module interface identification in a multi-server chassis

A multi-server system, comprising:

• a server enclosure;
• a plurality of servers housed in the server enclosure and coupled to a connection plane that interconnects each of the plurality of servers with at least one input/output (I/O) switching module slot;
• and
• an I/O switching module that includes access to a memory that stores interconnect information about the interconnects provided between the plurality of servers and the at least one I/O switching module slot by the connection plane, wherein the I/O switching module is configured, in response to being coupled to a first I/O module slot of the plurality of I/O module slots, to:
• recognize the first I/O switching module slot and determine which of the plurality of servers are coupled to the first I/O switching module slot;
• and
• use the stored interconnect information to identify each of a plurality of interfaces on the I/O switching module that is coupled to a server by that server and the first I/O switching module slot.

A method for identifying interfaces, comprising:

• coupling an input/output (I/O) switching module to a first I/O switching module slot of a plurality of I/O switching module slots in an information handling system (IHS) enclosure;
• retrieving, by the I/O switching module, first I/O switching module slot information about the first I/O switching module slot;
• retrieving IHS information about one or more IHSs located in a plurality of IHS slots that are located in the IHS enclosure and that are interconnected with the first I/O switching module slot;
• retrieving, from memory, interconnect information about the interconnects provided between the plurality of IHS slots and the plurality of I/O switching module slots;
• and
• using the first I/O switching module slot information, the IHS information, and the interconnect information to identify each of the plurality of interfaces on the I/O switching module that is coupled to an IHS by that IHS and the first I/O switching module slot.