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configuration). You can identify whether or not 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.
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To clear a foreign configuration:
Click Clear Foreign Configuration when you are ready to clear or erase all virtual disks residing on physical disks that have been added to the controller. To
exit without clearing the foreign configuration, click Cancel.
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To locate this task in Storage Management:
For SAS controllers with firmware versions 6.1 and later:
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1. Expand the Storage tree object to display the controller objects.
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2. Select a controller object.
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3. Select the Information/Configuration subtab.
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4. Select Foreign Configuration Operations from the Controller Available Tasks drop-down menu.
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5. Click Execute.
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6. On the Foreign Configuration Preview page, click Clear.
For controllers with firmware version 6.0 and earlier:
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1. Expand the Storage tree object to display the controller objects.
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2. Select a controller object.
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3. Select the Information/Configuration subtab.
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4. Select Clear Foreign Configuration from the Controller tasks.
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Related Information:
l "Foreign Configuration Operations"
l "Importing Foreign Configurations"
l "Importing/Recovering Foreign Configurations"
Physical Disks in Foreign Virtual Disks
The Physical Disks in Foreign Virtual Disks page displays the physical disks and the dedicated hot spare, if any, included in the foreign configuration.
The following table describes properties for physical disks in the foreign configuration.
NOTE: The clear foreign configuration task permanently destroys all data residing on the physical disks that have been added to the controller. If more
than one foreign virtual disk is present, you cannot choose which one to clear. All will be cleared or erased. You may prefer to import the virtual disk
rather than destroy the data. See "Importing Foreign Configurations" and "Importing/Recovering Foreign Configurations" for more information.
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Property
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Definition
Status
These icons represent the severity or health of the storage component.
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Normal/OK
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Warning/Non-critical
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Critical/Fatal
See "Storage Component Severity" for more information.