Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide - Page 160
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Chapter 4: WebBIOS Configuration Utility | Managing Configurations MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide 4.12.4 Importing Foreign Configurations 4.12.5 Import Foreign Drives in EKM/EKM Secured Locked Drives If your IR virtual drive has only 64 MB for metadata at the end of the drive, you cannot import the virtual drive into MegaRAID. You need to use another upgrade method, such as backup/restore to the upgraded virtual drive type. In order to import an IR virtual drive into a MegaRAID system, use the Foreign Configuration Preview screen to import or clear the foreign configuration. The import procedure and the clear procedure are described in Section 4.12.3, Importing or Clearing a Foreign Configuration. After you create a security key, you can run a scan for a foreign configuration and import a locked configuration. (You can import unsecured or unlocked configurations when security is disabled.) A foreign configuration is a RAID configuration that already exists on a replacement set of drives that you install in a computer system. You can use the WebBIOS utility to import the existing configuration to the RAID controller or clear the configuration so you can create a new one. See Section 4.12.3, Importing or Clearing a Foreign Configuration for the procedures used to import or clear a foreign configuration. To import a foreign configuration, you must first enable security to allow importation of locked foreign drives. If the drives are locked and the controller security is disabled, you cannot import the foreign drives. Only unlocked drives can be imported when security is disabled. After you enable the security, you can import the locked drives. To import the locked drives, you must provide the security key used to secure them. Verify whether any drives are left to import as the locked drives can use different security keys. If there are any drives left, repeat the import process for the remaining drives. After all of the drives are imported, there is no configuration to import. When you scan a foreign configuration, and if any of the foreign EKM secured locked drives are present when EKM is enabled, the following wizard is displayed. Page 160 Figure 111: Import Foreign Drives in EKM mode