Software Support

Property Definition
• Import and Export — The virtual disks available for import exceed the number
of virtual disks available for export.
• Incompatible physical disks — Configuration on the physical disks is not
recognized by the RAID firmware.
• Orphan drive — A physical disk in the foreign configuration has configuration
information that matches another physical disk that is already a part of an
array (either a foreign or a native array).
NOTE: For other applicable physical disk tasks and properties, see Physical Disk
Or Physical Device Properties and Physical Disk Or Physical Device Tasks.
Layout Displays the RAID level of the foreign configuration.
Remarks Provides information about the foreign virtual disk. If the virtual disk cannot be
imported, the reason for failure is displayed.
• Exceeded maximum — The number of virtual disks selected for import has
exceeded the maximum number of supported disks.
• Missing physical disk or Missing span — One or more physical disk(s) or
span(s) in the virtual disk to be imported is missing.
• Unsupported — The selected RAID level is not supported on this controller.
• Orphan drive — The physical disk has been replaced and is no longer a part
of the RAID volume. The configuration should be cleared.
• Stale physical disk — The physical disk to be imported in the virtual disk has
outdated data.
• Partially foreign — The virtual disk is part of an already existing configuration.
Some physical disks in this virtual disk are foreign.
Dedicated Hot Spare Displays whether the foreign disk is a dedicated hot spare.
Based on the properties information, you can decide whether you want to import, recover, or clear the foreign
configuration.
To Locate Foreign Configuration Operations Task In Storage Management
For SAS controllers with firmware version 6.1:
1. In the Server Administrator window, under the system tree, expand Storage to display the controller objects.
2. Select a controller object.
3. Click Information/Configuration on the controller Properties page.
4. Select Foreign Configuration Operations from the Controller Tasks drop-down menu.
5. Click Execute.
Importing Foreign Configurations
Some controllers enable you to import a foreign configuration so that virtual disks are not lost after moving the physical
disks.
You can import a foreign configuration only if it contains a virtual disk that is either in a Ready or Degraded state. In
other words, all of the virtual disk data must be present, but if the virtual disk is using a redundant RAID level, the
additional redundant data is not required.
For example, if the foreign configuration contains only one side of a mirror in a RAID 1 virtual disk, then the virtual disk is
in a Degraded state and can be imported. On the other hand, if the foreign configuration contains only one physical disk
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