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Importing or clearing a foreign configuration – Asus PIKE 2208 User Manual

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Importing or Clearing a Foreign Configuration

A foreign configuration is a storage configuration that already exists on a

replacement set of drives that you install in a computer system. In addition, if one

or more drives are removed from a configuration, by a cable pull or drive removal,

for example, the configuration on those drives is considered a foreign configuration

by the RAID controller.
The WebBIOS CU allows you to import the foreign configuration to the RAID

controller, or to clear the configuration so you can create a new configuration using

these drives.

When you create a new configuration, the WebBIOS CU shows only the

unconfigured drives. Drives that have existing configurations, including foreign

configurations, do not appear. To use drives with existing configurations, you

must first clear the configuration on those drives.

Foreign configuration(s) found on adapter

Press any key to continue or ‘C‘ to load the configuration utility,

or ‘F‘ to import foreign configuration(s) and continue.

If WebBIOS CU detects a foreign configuration, the following screen appears when

enter the WebBIOS CU.

If a foreign configuration is detected during POST, press when the following

screen appears.

Follow these steps to import or clear a foreign configuration:
1. Click the drop-down list to show the configurations.

The GUID (Global Unique Identifier) entries on the drop-down list are OEM

names and will vary from one installation to another.

1 Virtual Drive(s) handled by BIOS

Press for WebBIOS or press for Preboot CLI

When the following screen appears, press to enter the WebBIOS CU.