Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 6i - Manual (Page 92)

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Configuring and Managing RAID
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:
Start a consistency check immediately after the rebuild is
complete to ensure data integrity for the virtual disks. For more
information about checking data consistency, see "Checking Data
Consistency" on page 88.
2 If all the physical disks in a virtual disk are removed, but at different times,
and re-inserted, the controller considers the disks to have foreign
configurations. Perform the following steps:
a Select Foreign Configuration View to display the complete virtual
disk, across different foreign configurations and allow foreign
configurations to be imported.
b Press to display the options Import or Clear.
NOTE:
You must have all the drives in the system before you perform the
import operation.
c Select Import to merge the foreign configurations with the existing
configuration on the controller or Clear to delete the foreign
configuration(s) from the re-inserted disk(s).
If you select Import, all drives that were pulled before the virtual disk
became offline are imported, and then automatically rebuilt.
NOTE:
Start a consistency check immediately after the rebuild is
complete to ensure data integrity for the virtual disks. For more
information about checking data consistency, see "Checking Data
Consistency" on page 88.
3 If the physical disks in a non-redundant virtual disk are removed, the controller
considers the drives to have foreign configurations. Perform the following steps:
a Select Foreign Configuration View to display the complete foreign
configuration information.
b Press to display the options Import or Clear.
c Select Import to import the foreign configuration to the virtual disk or
Clear to delete the foreign configuration(s) from the re-inserted disk(s).
No rebuilds occur after the import operation because there is no
redundant data to rebuild the drives with.
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