Users Guide

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.
Related Concepts
To Locate Clear Foreign Configuration In Storage Management
Importing Foreign Configurations
Importing Or Recovering Foreign Configurations
To Locate Clear 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 Clear.
For SAS controllers with firmware version 6.0 and earlier, select Clear Foreign Configuration from the
Controller Tasks drop-down menu.
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 the properties for physical disks in the foreign configuration.
Table 13. Physical Disk Properties
Property Definition
Status These icons represent the severity or health of the storage component.
• — Normal/OK
• — Warning / Non-critical
• — Critical/Failure/Error
For more information, see Storage Component Severity.
Name Displays the name of the physical disk. The name is comprised of the
connector number followed by the disk number.
State Displays the current state of the physical disk.
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