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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
• — Critical/Failure/Error
For more information, see Storage Component Severity.
Name Displays the name of the foreign configuration and is available as a link. This link enables you to
access the physical disks that constitute the foreign disk.
State Displays the current state of the foreign configuration. Possible values are:
• Ready — The foreign disk can be imported and functions normally after import.
• Degraded — The foreign disk is in degraded state and rebuilds after import.
• Failed — The foreign disk has encountered a failure and is no longer functioning. You cannot
import the foreign configuration.
The foreign configuration may be in degraded or failed state due to any of the following reasons:
• Missing physical disk — One of the physical disk(s) in the potential virtual disk is missing or not
available.
• Missing span — One or more spans of a hybrid virtual disk is missing.
• Stale physical disks — One or more physical disks in the configuration may contain out-of-date
data relating to other disks of that virtual disk. Hence, the data integrity of the imported virtual
disk is not intact.
• Unsupported configuration of the virtual disk — The virtual disk has an unsupported RAID level.
• Import and Export — The virtual disks available for import exceed the number of virtual disks
available for export.
• Incompatible physical disks — Configuration on the physical disks is not recognized by the
RAID firmware.
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