FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

This disclosure generally relates information handling systems, and more particularly relates to providing dark storage to support an as-a-service model in an information handling system.

BACKGROUND

As the value and use of information continues to increase, individuals and businesses seek additional ways to process and store information. One option is an information handling system. An information handling system generally processes, compiles, stores, and/or communicates information or data for business, personal, or other purposes. Because technology and information handling needs and requirements may vary between different applications, information handling systems may also vary regarding what information is handled, how the information is handled, how much information is processed, stored, or communicated, and how quickly and efficiently the information may be processed, stored, or communicated. The variations in information handling systems allow for information handling systems to be general or configured for a specific user or specific use such as financial transaction processing, reservations, enterprise data storage, or global communications. In addition, information handling systems may include a variety of hardware and software resources that may be configured to process, store, and communicate information and may include one or more computer systems, data storage systems, and networking systems.

SUMMARY

An information handling system may include a host processing system, first and second data storage devices having respective first and second data storage capacities, and a license manager. The license manager may implement a first license, receives a second license, and implements the second license without rebooting the information handling system. The first license may define a first configuration where the first data storage device is visible and the first data storage capacity is available to the host processing system, and the second data storage device are not visible and the second data storage capacity is not available to the host processing system. The second license may define a second configuration where both data storage devices are and both data storage capacities are available to the host processing system.

