Learn how to import foreign configurations into the BIOS setup of a Dell server to seamlessly integrate new or replaced hard drives. This quick guide will help ensure your RAID arrays are configured correctly and data integrity is maintained.
Note: Management of Foreign Configuration is only available if a foreign configuration has been detected by the controller.
Click Configuration Management on the Main Menu screen.
- Click Manage Foreign Configuration.
Click Preview Foreign Configuration.
Check if the status of the virtual disk displayed on the “VIRTUAL DISKS INCLUDED AFTER FOREIGN CONFIGURATION IMPORT” is Ready or Degraded and then click Import Foreign Configuration.
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- PHYSICAL DISKS INCLUDED AFTER FOREIGN CONFIGURATION IMPORT: Displays only disks in Foreign configuration
- VIRTUAL DISKS INCLUDED AFTER FOREIGN CONFIGURATION IMPORT: Displays virtual disk after the import operation
Read the displayed warning, select Confirm, and then click Yes.
Once the message “The operation has been performed successfully” is displayed, click OK.
Click Back on the Configuration Management screen.
Note: The “Manage Foreign Configuration” menu is still displayed.
- Click Virtual Disk Management on the Main Menu screen, Check that the status of the virtual disk is Ready or Degraded.
If the status is Ready, go to Step 9.
If the status is anything other than Ready, follow the steps below to check the status.- Click the appropriate virtual disk and check the Status.
- Click View Associated Physical Disk and check the physical disks that are part of the virtual disk.
Contact Dell technical support if the disk status is anything other than Online status.
Figure 11: Example Degraded Redundancy Status
- Click Back, Finish, Finish, and then Finish. Once the warning, “Are you sure you want to exit?” is displayed, click Yes.
- The operating system boots.
