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# Claim a c7000 enclosure currently being managed by another management system

If an enclosure is claimed by another management system, you can forcibly add the enclosure to HPE OneView. If the enclosure is managed by VCM or VCEM, you might be able to migrate the enclosure into HPE OneView instead, which saves the configuration information. See About migrating c7000 enclosures managed by other management systems for more information.

| IMPORTANT: Forcibly adding an enclosure removes all current configuration settings. See Add a c7000 enclosure to learn more about enclosure configuration. If the enclosure is managed by another HPE OneView appliance and you want to keep the configuration, remove it from the other appliance before adding it into a new instance. To remove an enclosure, see Remove a c7000 enclosure from HPE OneView management. If you remove the enclosure first, you do not have to forcibly add it to the new instance of HPE OneView. If you forcibly add an enclosure managed by another HPE OneView appliance, it is added with all the configuration settings removed and the original HPE OneView appliance can no longer communicate with the enclosure.

Prerequisites

- Required privileges: Infrastructure administrator or Server administrator

Forcibly adding an enclosure

1. From the main menu, select Enclosures, and do one of the following:

   - Click + Add Enclosure in the master pane.

   - Select Actions→Add.

   | NOTE: The Actions menu is not present until you add at least one enclosure.

2. Enter the data requested on the screen. See Enclosures screen details.

3. Click Add to complete the action.

4. If a message notifies you that you cannot add the enclosure because it is being managed by another management system, select Force add enclosure.

5. Click Add to complete the action or click Add + to add another enclosure.

6. Verify that the enclosure has been added in the master pane.

See also

- About enclosures

- Enclosures

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