Users Guide
A foreign configuration is data residing on physical disks that have been moved from one controller to
another. Virtual disks residing on physical disks that have been moved are considered to be a foreign
configuration.
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 configuration when the
connection is re-established.
The Foreign Configuration Operations task is displayed only when a controller detects a foreign
configuration. Select this option and click Execute to display the Foreign Configuration Preview page.
The Foreign Configuration Preview page provides a preview of the foreign disks and enables you to
perform operations such as, importing, recovering, or clearing the foreign disks. You can also import or
clear a locked foreign configuration.
If any foreign configurations locked using Local Key manager (LKM) are detected, the associated
Encryption Key Identifier is displayed prompting you to provide the corresponding passphrase to unlock
the drives.
To avoid unlocking foreign configurations and to proceed to preview, import, or clear a foreign
configuration that has not been locked, click Skip or Continue.
If you do not want to import or clear the foreign configurations, or in case of loss of the associated
passphrase of the corresponding Encryption Key Identifier, execute the Instant Encrypt Erase task for
the physical disks.
CAUTION: Executing the Instant Encrypt Erase task erases all data on the physical disk.
Some conditions, such as an unsupported RAID level or an incomplete disk group, can prevent the import
or recovery of foreign virtual disks.
Related Concepts
Foreign Configuration Properties
To Locate Foreign Configuration Operations Task In Storage Management
Importing Foreign Configurations
Importing Or Recovering Foreign Configurations
Clearing Foreign Configuration
Managing The Encryption Key
Enabling Instant Encrypt Erase
Foreign Configuration Properties
The following table describes the properties that are displayed for the Foreign Disks and Global Hot
Spares.
Table 12. Foreign Configuration Properties
Property Definition
Status These icons represent the severity or health of the storage component.
• — Normal/OK
• — Warning/Non-critical
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