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that was originally configured as a RAID 5 using three physical disks, then the RAID 5 virtual disk is in a Failed state and
cannot be imported.
In addition to virtual disks, a foreign configuration may consist of a physical disk that was assigned as a hot spare on
one controller and then moved to another controller. The Import Foreign Configuration task imports the new physical
disk as a hot spare. If the 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 configuration, then the physical disk is imported as
a global hot spare.
The Import Foreign Configuration task is only displayed when the controller has detected a foreign configuration. You
can also identify whether a physical disk contains a foreign configuration (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.
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.
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Foreign Configuration Properties
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.
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