Importing Foreign Configuration After Replacing RAID Controller (MSM)
Importing Foreign Configuration after Raid Adapter has been replaced
Environment
IBM X Series Servers
IBM ServeRAID-MR10K SAS/SATA Controller
Cause
After Replacing the Raid Adapter on IBM X Series, Server may report Foreign Configuration message
Resolution
1) Power on the Server , 2) During Post Message will be displayed about Foreign Configuration. Press any key or {C} to load the configuration Utility. 3) Additional Warning message is displayed, Press {Y} to confirm In this case Server just has one Raid Adapter installed, ie- IBM ServerRAID-MR10K, If multiple Raid adapters are installed the same will be listed, as below. Click Start to Continue. 4) In this case the Adapter has found a single Foreign Configuration, DO NOT CLEAR THE CONFIGURATION. Click on Preview to View the configuration Here we have we have 4 SAS Hard Drives and 1 Virtual Disk –VD0- Raid Level 0 Configured 5) Select Import to save the configuration. 6) Configuration has been imported, Return to Main Web Bios Menu Options.
