Users Guide

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.
If you have an incomplete foreign configuration which cannot be imported, you can use the Clearing Foreign Configuration
option to erase the foreign data on the physical disks.
NOTE: The task of importing foreign configuration 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 configurations are imported.
Importing Or Recovering Foreign Configurations
The recover operation attempts to restore degraded, failed, or missing virtual disks to a healthy state. A virtual disk may be in a
degraded, failed, or missing state after losing communication with the controller due to a power loss, faulty cable connection, or
other failure. A rebuild or background initialization may automatically initiate after the recover operation completes.
The virtual disk data may be inconsistent after recovery. Verify the virtual disk data after the Import/Recover Foreign
Configuration task completes.
In some cases, the virtual disk data is incomplete and it is not possible to successfully recover the virtual disk.
To import or recover a foreign configuration:
Click Import/Recover to import or recover all virtual disks residing on physical disks attached to the controller.
To exit without importing or recovering the foreign configuration, click Cancel.
To Locate Import Or Recover Foreign Configuration In Storage Management
For SAS controllers with firmware versions 6.1 and later:
1. In the Server Administrator window, under the system tree, expand Storage to display the controller objects.
2. Select a controller object.
3. Click Information/Configuration on the controller Properties page.
4. Select Foreign Configuration Operations from the Controller Tasks drop-down menu.
5. Click Execute.
6. In the Foreign Configuration Preview page, click Import/Recover.
For SAS controllers with firmware version 6.0 and earlier, select Import/Recover Foreign Configuration from the Controller
tasks.
Clearing Foreign Configuration
Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features.
After moving a physical disk from one controller to another, you may find that the physical disk contains all or some portion of
a virtual disk (foreign configuration). You can identify whether a previously used physical disk contains a foreign configuration
(virtual disk) 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. Use the Clear Foreign Configuration task to clear or erase the virtual disk information from the newly
attached physical disks.
NOTE:
The Clear Foreign Configuration task permanently destroys all data residing on the physical disks that are added
to the controller. If more than one foreign virtual disk is present, all the configurations are erased. You may prefer to import
the virtual disk rather than destroy the data.
To clear a foreign configuration:
Click Clear Foreign Configuration to clear or erase all virtual disks residing on physical disks is added to the controller.
To exit without clearing the foreign configuration, click Cancel.
To Locate Clear Foreign Configuration In Storage Management
For SAS controllers with firmware versions 6.1 and later:
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