Glad you read the man page. Most people seem too lazy to learn something. I like mdadm, so I would create the config file. Jim gave away the answer! Or you could do as Jim Paris said: "So your drives are now hde, hdg, hdo, hdh, hdm, hdn, hdp. Something like mdadm --assemble /dev/md0 hd[egohmnp] should do the trick." Ha! Maybe Jim did a typo! Try this: mdadm --assemble /dev/md0 /dev/hd[egohmnp] Just make sure you list the current/correct devices. If they were partitioned, be sure to use the partitions! If each disk had 1 partition, this would be the correct command: mdadm --assemble /dev/md0 /dev/hd[egohmnp]1 The "--auto" is new to me. I have an old version. The UUID is a unique ID. Every disk that makes up the array will have the same ID. "--scan" requires a config file. Guy -----Original Message----- From: linux-raid-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-raid-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Wuertele Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 8:10 AM To: linux-raid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Please help! How to reconstitute array (drive order problem)? Guy> Use mdadm to start your array. Guy> Details: "man mdadm" Guy> You may need to install mdadm. Wow, looks like mdadm is a lifesaver. After reading the man page, it looks like I should run mdadm --assemble --scan /dev/md0 --auto=yes Will this find all seven of the component partitions that make up the md0 RAID5? Or do I have to list those partitions in the config file? >From the man page: "The identity can be given with the --uuid option, with the --super- minor option, can be found in the config file, or will be taken from the super block on the first component-device listed on the command line." What is an "identity" or a "uuid"? Does that mean "/dev/md0"? Thanks, Dave - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
