What is foreign configuration in RAID Dell?

What is foreign configuration in RAID Dell?

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.

How do I add a foreign drive to RAID?

Click Configuration Management on the Main Menu screen. Click Manage Foreign Configuration. Click Preview Foreign Configuration. Check the status of the virtual disk displayed on the “VIRTUAL DISKS INCLUDED AFTER FOREIGN CONFIGURATION IMPORT” is “Ready” or “Degraded” and click Import Foreign Configuration.

What does Foreign mean in RAID?

The “foreign state” means that the newly inserted disks carry an existing raid configuration (possibly once created on another server).

Why do we import foreign configuration in a RAID array?

When the controller detects that the RAID configuration is inconsistent or not synchronized with the rest of the array, it is marked as Foreign. This could often happen when the drive was moved to another machine, but it also could happen when the drive went offline.

How do I change my foreign disk to online?

Foreign Dynamic Disk FAQ

1. Right-click the Start menu at the bottom of your window and select Disk Management.
2. Right-click the dynamic disk and select Reactivate Disk. After that, this disk should be marked as Online. If you encounter the dynamic disk invalid issue, you can repair it with this post.

How do I change a foreign disk to online Diskpart?

To import a foreign disk by using DiskPart:

1. Open Command Prompt, and then type diskpart.
2. At the DISKPART prompt, type list disk.
3. At the DISKPART prompt, type select disk n (where n is the disk number of the disk you are moving).
4. At the DISKPART prompt, type import [noerr]

Does import foreign disk destroy data?

Does import foreign disk destroy data? When you import a foreign disk on Windows computers other than Windows XP Home, your data won’t be destroyed and lost. It should be safe to do, and your data should remain entirely intact.

How do I change my foreign drive online without losing data?

How to Import Foreign Disk Without Losing Data

1. Type CMD in the search box, open Command Prompt as Administrator, and then type diskpart and press Enter.
2. Type list disk and press Enter.
3. Type select disk n and press Enter (n is the disk number of the disk you are moving)
4. Type import [noerr] and press Enter.

What happens if I import foreign disk?

To add a disk to your computer’s system configuration, import the foreign disk (select and hold (or right-click) the disk and then click Import Foreign Disks). Any existing volumes on the foreign disk become visible and accessible when you import the disk.