Instruction Manual

92 Configuring and Managing RAID
3 Press <F2> to display the menu of available actions.
4 Press the down-arrow key to select Consistency Check.
5
Press the right-arrow key to display the available actions ( Start , Stop ).
6 Select Start and press <Enter> to run a Consistency Check .
The
Consistency Check runs and checks the redundancy data in the
virtual disks.
7 After you start the Consistency Check , press <Esc> to display the
previous menu if needed.
Importing or Clearing Foreign Configurations Using the VD Mgmt Menu
When a foreign configuration exists, the BIOS screen displays the message
Foreign configuration(s) found on adapter. In addition,
a foreign configuration is displayed on the right side of the Ctrl Mgmt screen.
You can use the VD Mgmt menu to import the existing configuration to the
RAID controller or clear the existing configuration. In addition, you can view
the foreign configuration from the Foreign View tab without importing the
configuration.
NOTE: The controller does not allow an import of configurations that results in
more than 64 virtual disks.
NOTE: To import a secured foreign configuration, see "Security Key and RAID
Management" on page 121.
Perform the following steps to import or clear foreign configurations:
1
During bootup, press <Ctrl><R> when prompted by the BIOS screen.
The
VD Mgmt screen is displayed by default.
2 On the VD Mgmt screen, highlight the Controller # .
3 Press <F2> to display the available actions.
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