Importing foreign configuration using RACADMTo import foreign configuration:racadm storage importconfig: FQDD>For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.Clearing foreign configurationAfter moving a physical disk from one controller to another, you may find that the physical disk contains all or some portion of avirtual disk (foreign configuration). You can identify whether a previously used physical disk contains a foreign configuration (virtualdisk) by checking the physical disk state. If the physical disk state is Foreign, then the physical disk contains all or some portion of avirtual 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 thandestroy the data. An initialization must be performed to remove foreign data. If you have an incomplete foreign configuration whichcannot be imported, you can use the Clearing Foreign Configuration option to erase the foreign data on the physical disks.Clearing foreign configuration using web interfaceTo clear the foreign configuration:1. In the iDRAC web interface, go to Overview → Storage → Controllers → Setup.The Setup Controllers page is displayed.2. In the Foreign Configuration section, from the Controller drop-down menu, select the controller for which you want to clearthe foreign configuration.3. From the Apply Operation Mode drop-down menu, select when you want to clear the data.4. Click Clear.Based on the selected operation mode, the virtual disks residing on the physical disk is erased.Clearing foreign configuration using RACADMTo clear foreign configuration:racadm storage clearconfig: FQDD>For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.Resetting controller configurationYou can reset the configuration for a controller. This operation deletes virtual disk drives and unassigns all hot spares on thecontroller. It does not erase any data other than removing the disks from the configuration. Reset configuration also does notremove any foreign configurations. The real-time support of this feature is available only in PERC 9.1 firmware. Reset configurationdoes not erase any data. You may recreate the exact same configuration without an initialize operation which may result in the databeing recovered. You must have server control privilege.NOTE: Resetting the controller configuration does not remove a foreign configuration. To remove a foreignconfiguration, perform clear configuration operation.Resetting controller configuration using web interfaceTo reset the controller configuration:1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → Storage → Controllers → Troubleshooting.The Controllers Troubleshooting page is displayed.2. From the Actions drop-down menu, select Reset Configuration for one or more controllers.3. For each controller, from the Apply Operation Mode drop-down menu, select when you want to apply the settings.4. Click Apply.208
