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Methods, devices and systems for identifying storage devices received within a plurality of drive bays, where the devices are identified via a visual indicator associated with each drive bay. A controller identifies storage devices that host booted operating systems. The controller activates the vis

Methods, devices and systems for identifying storage devices received within a plurality of drive bays, where the devices are identified via a visual indicator associated with each drive bay. A controller identifies storage devices that host booted operating systems. The controller activates the visual indicator associated with drive bays that receive the identified booted storage devices. The visual indicator may be a status light generated by a light source associated with each drive bay. This visual indicator may also be a graphical component of a remote management interface. To identify storage devices with booted operating systems, the controller determines the visual indicators to activate based on information received from a storage controller identifying the storage devices at each bay and an identification of booted drives received from a BIOS. The visual indictors may separately identify booted storage devices and bootable storage devices that are not presently booted.

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1. An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising: a processor;a plurality of drive bays coupled to the processor, each of the plurality of drive bays configured to receive one of a plurality of storage devices, and each of the plurality of drive bays coupled to a corresponding visual indicator; a

1. An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising: a processor;a plurality of drive bays coupled to the processor, each of the plurality of drive bays configured to receive one of a plurality of storage devices, and each of the plurality of drive bays coupled to a corresponding visual indicator; anda Baseband Management Controller (BMC) coupled to the processor, the BMC configured to: identify a given one of the plurality of storage devices as having an Operating System (OS) stored thereon that is not currently booted; andcontrol a visual indicator of a drive bay where the given storage device is located to provide the identification. 2. The IHS of claim 1, wherein, to identify the given storage device, the BMC is further configured to: receive, from a storage controller, drive information for each of the plurality of storage devices;receive, from a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), an identification of the given storage device; andidentify the drive bay based on the drive information and the identification of the given storage device. 3. The IHS of claim 1, wherein the visual indicator is a status light generated by a light source. 4. The IHS of claim 2, wherein the drive information received from the storage controller comprise UEFI instructions that specify each storage device received at the plurality of drive bays. 5. The IHS of claim 4, wherein the identification of the given storage device are modifications to the UEFI instructions. 6. The IHS of claim 1, wherein the BMC is further configured to: identify a booted storage device among the plurality of storage devices, in response to a determination that the IHS is operating under control of another OS stored on the booted storage device; andcontrol another visual indicator of another drive bay that receives the identified booted storage device. 7. The IHS of claim 1, wherein the given storage device comprises a virtual drive. 8. A memory device having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a server component comprising a plurality of drive bays, wherein a visual indicator is associated with each drive bay, and wherein each drive bay is configured to receive a storage device, cause the server component to: identify a storage device as having an Operating System (OS) stored thereon that is not currently booted; andcontrol a visual indicator associated with a drive bay where the storage device is located to provide the identification. 9. The memory device of claim 8, wherein the visual indicator is a graphical component of a remote management interface. 10. The memory device of claim 9, wherein the visual indicator is activated in response to a command issued via the remote management interface. 11. The memory device of claim 8, wherein the visual indicator is a textual response activated in response to a command issued via a command-line interface. 12. The memory device of claim 8, further comprising program instructions that, upon execution, further cause the server component to: receive, from a storage controller, drive information for each of the plurality of storage devices;receive, from a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), an identification of the storage device; andidentify the drive bay based on the drive information and the identification of the storage device. 13. The memory device of claim 8, further comprising program instructions that, upon execution, further cause the server component to: identify a booted storage device among the plurality of storage devices, in response to a determination that the IHS is operating under control of another OS stored on the booted storage device; andcontrol another visual indicator associated with another drive bay that receives the identified booted storage device. 14. The memory device of claim 8, wherein the storage device comprises a virtual drive. 15. A method for identifying storage devices received at one of a plurality of drive bays of a server component, wherein a visual indicator is associated with each drive bay, the method comprising: identifying a storage device as having an Operating System (OS) stored thereon that is not currently booted; andcontrolling a visual indicator associated with a drive bay where the storage device is located to provide the identification. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein identifying the storage device further comprises: receiving, from a storage controller, drive information for each of the plurality of storage devices;receiving, from a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), an identification of the storage device; andidentifying the drive bay based on the drive information and the identification of the storage device. 17. The method of claim 15, wherein the visual indicator is a status light generated by a light source. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein the drive information received from the storage controller comprise UEFI instructions that specify each storage device received at the plurality of drive bays. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the identification of the storage device are modifications to the UEFI instructions. 20. The method of claim 15, further comprising: identifying a booted storage device among the plurality of storage devices, in response to a determination that the IHS is operating under control of another OS stored on the booted storage device; andcontrolling another visual indicator associated with another drive bay that receives the identified booted storage device.