Importing RAID

RAID Import is the transfer of RAID-containing disks from one system to another. Once imported, the xiRAID Classic RAID device becomes available for management and its configuration information is added to the RAID configuration file of the new system. Usually, configuration information from the metadata on the drives is used for the import.

However, when importing a RAID, there may be situations where there is already a RAID with the same name on the system where the RAID is migrated, or block devices with the same serial number are used.

Below in this chapter is a list of commands that enable you to import RAID and resolve possible conflicts, and an example of the import process.

The commands of the RAID import:

• raid import apply
• raid import show

The import commands work with RAIDs that are present in the disk metadata, but are not present in the common configuration file.

See examples of the import process in the chapter Example of Importing a RAID.