Computer system and method of automaticly detecting and managing slot identifier

Abstract

A computing system for identifying a slot in a server rack includes a server rack and a compute tray. The server rack has multiple insertion slots. Each insertion slot has a passive near field communication (NFC) tag mounted in the insertion slot. The NFC tag is encoded with data including a slot identifier. The compute tray has an NFC reader module. When the compute tray is in the inserted position, the NFC reader module wirelessly communicates with the NFC tag to retrieve the data encoded on the NFC tag. A processor on the compute tray is coupled to communicate with the NFC reader module. The processor is configured to receive the data from the NFC reader module and decode the data to extract the slot identifier.

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