Users Guide

Importing foreign configuration using RACADM
To import foreign configuration:
racadm storage importconfig:<Controller FQDD>
For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.
Clearing foreign configuration
After moving a physical disk from one controller to another, you may find that the physical disk contains all or some portion of a
virtual disk (foreign configuration). You can identify whether a previously used physical disk contains a foreign configuration
(virtual disk) by checking the physical disk state. If the physical disk state is Foreign, then the physical disk contains all or some
portion of a virtual disk. You can clear or erase the virtual disk information from the newly attached physical disks.
The Clear Foreign Configuration operation permanently erases all data residing on the physical disks that are added to the
controller. If more than one foreign virtual disk is present, all the configurations are erased. You may prefer to import the virtual
disk rather than destroy the data. An initialization must be performed to remove foreign data. If you have an incomplete foreign
configuration which cannot be imported, you can use the Clearing Foreign Configuration option to erase the foreign data on the
physical disks.
Clearing foreign configuration using web interface
To clear the foreign configuration:
1. In the iDRAC web interface, go to Configuration > Storage Configuration > Controller Configuration.
The Controller Configuration page is displayed.
2. From the Controller drop-down menu, select the controller for which you want to clear the foreign configuration.
NOTE: To clear foreign configuration on BOSS controllers, click "Reset Configuration".
3. Click Clear Configuration.
4. Click Apply
Based on the selected operation mode, the virtual disks residing on the physical disk is erased.
Clearing foreign configuration using RACADM
To clear foreign configuration:
racadm storage clearconfig:<Controller FQDD>
For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.
Resetting controller configuration
You can reset the configuration for a controller. This operation deletes virtual disk drives and unassigns all hot spares on the
controller. It does not erase any data other than removing the disks from the configuration. Reset configuration also does not
remove any foreign configurations. The real-time support of this feature is available only in PERC 9.1 firmware. Reset
configuration does not erase any data. You may recreate the exact same configuration without an initialize operation which may
result in the data being recovered. You must have server control privilege.
NOTE:
Resetting the controller configuration does not remove a foreign configuration. To remove a foreign configuration,
perform clear configuration operation.
Resetting controller configuration using web interface
To reset the controller configuration:
1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Storage > Overview > Controllers.
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