Users Guide

physical disk was set as a dedicated hot spare on the previous controller, but the virtual disk to which the hot spare was assigned is
no longer present in the foreign conguration, then the physical disk is imported as a global hot spare.
If any foreign congurations locked using Local Key manager (LKM) are Detected, then import foreign conguration operation is not
possible in iDRAC in this release. You must unlock the drives through CTRL-R and then continue to import foreign conguration from
iDRAC.
The Import Foreign Conguration task is only displayed when the controller has detected a foreign conguration. You can also
identify whether a physical disk contains a foreign conguration (virtual disk or hot spare) by checking the physical disk state. If the
physical disk state is Foreign, then the physical disk contains all or some portion of a virtual disk or has a hot spare assignment.
NOTE: The task of importing foreign conguration imports all virtual disks residing on physical disks that have been
added to the controller. If more than one foreign virtual disk is present, all the congurations are imported.
PERC9 controller provides support for auto import of foreign conguration without requiring user interactions. The auto import can
be enabled or disabled. If enabled, the PERC controller can auto import any foreign conguration detected without manual
intervention. If disabled the PERC does not auto import any foreign conguration.
You must have Login and Server Control privilege to import foreign congurations.
This task is not supported on PERC hardware controllers running in HBA mode.
NOTE: It is not recommended to remove an external enclosure cable while the operating system is running on the
system. Removing the cable could result in a foreign conguration when the connection is re-established.
You can manage foreign congurations in the following cases:
• All the physical disks in a conguration are removed and re-inserted.
• Some of the physical disks in a conguration are removed and re-inserted.
• All the physical disks in a virtual disk are removed, but at dierent times, and then re-inserted.
• The physical disks in a non-redundant virtual disk are removed.
The following constraints apply to the physical disks that are considered for import:
• The drive state of a physical disk can change from the time the foreign conguration is scanned to when the actual import
occurs. The foreign import occurs only on drives that are in the Uncongured Good state.
• Drives in the failed or oine state cannot be imported.
• The rmware does not allow you to import more than eight foreign congurations.
Importing foreign conguration using web interface
To import foreign conguration:
1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → Storage → Controllers → Setup.
The Setup Controllers page is displayed.
2. In the Foreign Conguration section, from the Controller drop-down menu, select the controller that you want to congure.
3. From the Apply Operation Mode drop-down menu, select when you want to import.
4. Click Import Foreign Conguration.
Based on the selected operation mode, the conguration is imported.
To automatically import foreign congurations, in the Congure Controller Properties section, enable the Enhanced Auto
Import Foreign Cong option, select the Apply Operation Mode and click Apply.
NOTE: You must reboot the system after enabling Enhanced Auto Import Foreign Cong option for the foreign
congurations to be imported.
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