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6.3 Foreign configurations
When a volume is migrated by means of replacing one or more physical drives or by replacing the RAID
controller, the remaining volume becomes Foreign. This scenario occurs when a controller fails, or one or
more drives fail/malfunction. These foreign volumes will not be usable until it is imported. If the data present in
the volume is not needed anymore, foreign volumes can be deleted instead of importing.
6.3.1 Importing a foreign configuration
Enter “Manage Foreign Configuration” Menu: Select the Manage Foreign Configuration option, from
MegaRAID UEFI-HII configuration utility
Preview the Foreign configuration: Select the Preview Foreign Configuration option. This will then show the
information about the foreign configuration.
Import Foreign Configuration: Now we select the Import Foreign Configuration option.