Dell iDRAC8 Clearing Foreign Configuration, Importing Foreign Configuration Using Web Interface

This task is not supported on PERC hardware controllers running in HBA mode.

NOTE: It is not recommended to remove an external enclosure cable while the operating system is running on the system. Removing the cable could result in a foreign configuration when the connection is re-established.

You can 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.

Importing Foreign Configuration Using Web Interface

To import foreign configuration:

1.In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → Storage → Controllers → Setup. The Setup Controllers page is displayed.

2.In the Foreign Configuration section, from the Controller drop-down menu, select the controller that you want to configure.

3.From the Apply Operation Mode drop-down menu, select when you want to import.

4.Click Import Foreign Configuration.

Based on the selected operation mode, the configuration is imported.

To automatically import foreign configurations, in the Configure Controller Properties section, enable the Enhanced Auto Import Foreign Config option, select the Apply Operation Mode and click Apply.

NOTE: You must reboot the system after enabling Enhanced Auto Import Foreign Config option for the foreign configurations to be imported.

Importing Foreign Configuration Using RACADM

To import foreign configuration, use the following command:

racadm storage importconfig:<Controller FQDD>

For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/ esmmanuals.

Clearing Foreign Configuration

After moving a physical disk from one controller to another, you may find that the physical disk contains all or some portion of a virtual disk (foreign configuration). You can identify whether a previously used

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