Hello,
After a HBA failure I've replaced it with the identical model I had.
When booted up it presented me the screen to import a foreign config.
Nothing unexpected so far, however the problem began when it failed to import that foreign config.
Booting into Windows and using MSM, given me the similar error:
"Foreign drives cannot be imported as they don't form a complete configuration."
There were 3 HDDs and 2 virtual drives. 2xHDD (7200 NL-SAS) in RAID1 and a single drive (SATA 7200) in RAID0.
My assumption is that data on all drives is still intact (except raid config?).
My questions are:
1. Can I clear the config WITHOUT losing data?
2. Re-create the RAID1 and force online without initialization?
or
3. Create a virtual drive using a single drive and copy the data over before rebuilding RAID.
I can move HDD no3. and attach it directly to the motherboard, however the most important data sits on 2xSAS disks and therefore that's not an option.
4. Can I use a different HBA (HP P212) to 'import' a single disk just to make data visible?
5. Contemplating whether Seagate st1000nm0023 is capable of operating in SATA mode in which case could be a matter of a SAS to SATA converter?
6. Or have I got this completely wrong and data on disks cannot be read by standard MB SATA controller due to additional metadata that HBAs write on the disk?
Any suggestions welcome, as I am trying to avoid restoring backups and rebuilding a complete virtualization server.
After a HBA failure I've replaced it with the identical model I had.
When booted up it presented me the screen to import a foreign config.
Nothing unexpected so far, however the problem began when it failed to import that foreign config.
Booting into Windows and using MSM, given me the similar error:
"Foreign drives cannot be imported as they don't form a complete configuration."
There were 3 HDDs and 2 virtual drives. 2xHDD (7200 NL-SAS) in RAID1 and a single drive (SATA 7200) in RAID0.
My assumption is that data on all drives is still intact (except raid config?).
My questions are:
1. Can I clear the config WITHOUT losing data?
2. Re-create the RAID1 and force online without initialization?
or
3. Create a virtual drive using a single drive and copy the data over before rebuilding RAID.
I can move HDD no3. and attach it directly to the motherboard, however the most important data sits on 2xSAS disks and therefore that's not an option.
4. Can I use a different HBA (HP P212) to 'import' a single disk just to make data visible?
5. Contemplating whether Seagate st1000nm0023 is capable of operating in SATA mode in which case could be a matter of a SAS to SATA converter?
6. Or have I got this completely wrong and data on disks cannot be read by standard MB SATA controller due to additional metadata that HBAs write on the disk?
Any suggestions welcome, as I am trying to avoid restoring backups and rebuilding a complete virtualization server.
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