Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 6i - Manual (Page 91)

Configuring and Managing RAID
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You can use the Foreign Configuration View screen to manage foreign
configurations in the following cases:
• All the physical disks in a configuration are removed and re-inserted.
• Some of the physical disks in a configuration are removed and re-inserted.
• All the physical disks in a virtual disk are removed, but at different times,
and then re-inserted.
• The physical disks in a non-redundant virtual disk are removed.
The following constraints apply to the physical disks that are considered for
import:
• The drive state of a physical disk can change from the time the foreign
configuration is scanned to when the actual import occurs. The foreign
import occurs only on drives that are in the Unconfigured Good state.
• Drives in the failed or offline state cannot be imported.
• The firmware does not allow you to import more than eight foreign
configurations.
Perform the following procedures on the Foreign Configuration View screen
to manage foreign configurations in each specific case:
1 If all or some of the physical disks in a configuration are removed and
re-inserted, the controller considers the drives to have foreign
configurations. Perform the following steps:
a Select Foreign Configuration View to display the foreign
configuration information on the Foreign Configuration View
screen.
b Press <F2> to display the options Import or Clear.
NOTE:
You must have all the drives in the system before you perform the
import operation.
c Select Import to import the foreign configuration to the controller or
select Clear to delete the foreign configuration(s) from the re-inserted
disk(s).
In the Preview Configuration Data window, the status of a physical
disk that needs to be rebuilt is displayed as Rebuild.
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