6. Select Start and press 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 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 icon NOTE: The controller does not allow an import of configurations that results in more than 64 virtual disks. NOTE icon NOTE: To import a secured foreign configuration, see the topic Security Key And RAID Management. Perform the following steps to import or clear foreign configurations: 1. During bootup, press 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 to display the available actions. 4. Navigate to the Foreign Config option and press the right arrow key to display the available actions: Import and Clear. NOTE icon NOTE: Ensure that your virtual disk has all the physical disks by verifying that there are no physical disks marked as Missing in the foreign view page and that all the disks appear as expected before importing them. 5. Select Import to import the foreign configuration or Clear to delete the foreign configuration and then press . If you import the configuration, the VD Mgmt screen displays detailed configuration information. It includes information about the disk groups, virtual disks, physical disks, space allocation, and hot spares. Importing Or Clearing Foreign Configurations Using The Foreign Configuration View Screen NOTE icon NOTE: To import a secured foreign configuration, see the topic Security Key And RAID Management. If one or more physical disks are removed from a configuration, the configuration on those disks is considered a foreign configuration by the RAID controller. You can use the Foreign Configuration View screen to view information about the foreign configuration, such as disk groups, virtual disks, physical disks, space allocation, and hot spares. The foreign configuration data is displayed in the same format as configurations on the VD Mgmt screen. You can use the VD Mgmt screen to view the foreign configuration before importing. After you view the foreign configuration, you can either clear or import to the RAID controller.NOTE icon NOTE: Before you import the foreign configuration, review the configuration on the screen to ensure that it is the end result that you require. 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 disk 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 disks that are in the Unconfigured Good state. • Disks 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 reinserted, the controller considers the disks 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 to display the options (Import, Clear). NOTE icon NOTE: You must have all the disks 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. NOTE icon NOTE: When you import a foreign configuration, the dedicated hot spares in the configuration are imported as dedicated hot spares on two conditions — the associated virtual disk is already present or the associated virtual disk is also imported along with the configuration. NOTE icon NOTE: Start a consistency check immedia...
