Working with Foreign pools and Alien pools

Foreign pools

You can export RAID data and transfer the drives and RAID configuration to another enclosure. When you export a pool, it is called a foreign pool. The pool icon is grayed out in the Logical devices view. You cannot perform any action on a foreign pool, except view pool components.

When you physically remove the component drives from the enclosure, Adaptec Storage Manager removes the foreign pool icon from the GUI. When you insert the drives in another enclosure, Adaptec Storage Manager displays a foreign pool icon in the Logical devices view. You must then import the RAID data to complete the transfer. You may then use the pool to store and manage data.

Alien pools

If Adaptec Storage Manager only partially completes the pool configuration process, the resulting pool is called an alien pool. For example, an alien pool might be created if power is interrupted during array creation. You cannot use an alien pool to store or manage data. The pool icon is grayed out in the Logical devices view. The only action you can perform on an alien pool is to delete it.

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