While decommissioning a file server running Windows Server 2022, an administrator physically moves one of its dynamic data disks to another production server. The new server's Device Manager detects the drive, yet no volumes appear in File Explorer. Disk Management shows the disk type as Dynamic and its status as Foreign. Which Disk Management action will make the volumes available without reformatting or data loss?
A dynamic disk that is moved to a different computer appears in Disk Management with the status Foreign because the disk's private configuration database does not match the local system's database. Choosing Import Foreign Disks reads the stored dynamic-disk metadata and adds the disk to the current server's configuration, immediately exposing any volumes it contains. Converting the disk to basic would destroy the dynamic-volume information and risk data loss. Reactivate Disk is intended for disks that show Offline or Missing on the same server, not for the Foreign state. Rescan Disks merely refreshes the device list and does not change a disk's Foreign status.