As far as I know, "mdadm --assemble --scan" requires that there be ARRAY lines in the mdadm.conf file. These lines must list the device node and the UUID of the array at a minimum. What I want to achieve is to automatically inspect a set of disks and start all the RAID arrays found without the need for any a priori information in the mdadm.conf file. I.e. with mdadm.conf as follows: " DEVICE /dev/sd* " This is the kind of functionality provided by kernel RAID autodetect. You don't have to have any config information provided in advance. The kernel finds and assembles all arrays on disks with RAID autodetect partition type. I want to do the same thing, but with mdadm. Perhaps I am confused. Has this changed in 2.x? I am using version 1.11.0 Sean --- dean gaudet <dean@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 9 Mar 2006, Sean Puttergill wrote: > > > Hi. > > > > I am looking to script auto-assembly of all arrays > > detected on an arbitrary set of drives using > mdadm. > > > > The way I am thinking of doing this is as follows: > > > > mdadm.conf = > > > > DEVICE /dev/sd* > > i prefer to use "DEVICE partitions" > > > 1. Use "mdadm -E" on each drive in turn to get the > > UUID for the array to which it belongs and > assemble a > > list of unique UUIDs. > > > > 2. Run "mdadm -A --uuid=<UUID> --auto=md --scan" > for > > each unique UUID. > > > > > > My question is, is it currently possible for me to > get > > mdadm to do this automatically? > > the man page has an example... it's just: > > mdadm --assemble --scan > > -dean > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com - 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
