Importing or clearing foreign configurations, Using the vd mgmt menu – Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller H700 User Manual

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Configuring and Managing RAID

3 Press <F2> to display the menu of available actions.
4 Press the down-arrow key to select Consistency Check.
5 Press the right-arrow key to display the available actions (Start, Stop).
6 Select Start and press <Enter> to run a Consistency Check.

The

Consistency Check runs and checks the redundancy data in the

virtual disks.

7 After you start the Consistency Check, press <Esc> to display the

previous menu if needed.

Importing or Clearing Foreign Configurations Using the VD Mgmt Menu

When a foreign configuration exists, the BIOS screen displays the message
Foreign configuration(s) found on adapter. In addition,

a foreign configuration is displayed on the right side of the Ctrl Mgmt screen.
You can use the VD Mgmt menu to import the existing configuration to the

RAID controller or clear the existing configuration. In addition, you can view

the foreign configuration from the Foreign View tab without importing the

configuration.

NOTE:

The controller does not allow an import of configurations that results in

more than 64 virtual disks.

NOTE:

To import a secured foreign configuration, see "Security Key and RAID

Management" on page 121.

Perform the following steps to import or clear foreign configurations:

1 During bootup, press <Ctrl><R> when prompted by the BIOS screen.

The

VD Mgmt screen is displayed by default.

2 On the VD Mgmt screen, highlight the Controller #.
3 Press <F2> to display the available actions.

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