Dell Server disk status is foreign

Dell Server disk status Foreign how to clean up after use

1. Restart the server and enter the RAID card BIOS setup interface.

2. Enter PD mgmt To view the status of the failed disk (foreign: foreign, Online: normal, missing: Disk not found, failed: failed)

3, such as the disk status of foreign, into the VD Mgmt Select Contrllor 0, press F2, select Foreign, select clear

4. At this time, you can This disk was created and used in VD Mgmt.

After the Dell server has completed the self-test process, "strike the F1 key to Contime F2 to run the System Setup program", press F1 to enter the systems normally, F2 into the BIOS.
Summarizing the following common setup issues will cause F1 F2, press F1 to start the system normally.
The reasons are as follows:

The 1:sata port is open, but no device is connected, or the floppy port is open, no floppy drive is attached, etc.

The unknown device---changed to off after the port in the BIOS

2: The chassis cover is not covered (intrusion sensor for System Board), the intrusion switch test can be turned off in the BIOS:

3: During the self-test of the array card, Tip memory/battery error was detected ... (In this case, it will usually stop at the array card, you need to press ENTER to continue)

4: Memory configuration error, or memory is not detected. such as: Set to advanced ECC mode, but memory interpolation method is optimization or similar. (This has actually happened)

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Dell Server disk status is foreign