Managing Foreign arrays and Alien arrays
Foreign arrays
You can export RAID data and transfer the drives and RAID configuration to another enclosure.
When you export an array, it is called a foreign array. The array icon is grayed out in the Logical
devices view. You cannot perform any action on a foreign array, except view array components.
When you physically remove the component drives from the enclosure, the ServeRAID Manager
removes the foreign array icon from the console. When you insert the drives in another enclosure, the
ServeRAID Manager displays a foreign array icon in the Logical devices view. You must then import
the RAID data to complete the transfer. You may then use the array to store and manage data.
Alien arrays
If the ServeRAID Manager only partially completes the array configuration process,
the resulting array is called an alien array. For example, an alien array
might be created if power is interrupted during array creation. You cannot use an
alien array to store or manage data. The array icon is grayed out in the Logical devices
view. The only action you can perform on an alien array is to delete it.
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