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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, will 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 <C> 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 <Ctrl><H> for WebBIOS or press <Ctrl><Y> for Preboot CLI
When the following screen appears, press <Ctrl+H> to enter the WebBIOS CU.
