Re: mdadm does not want to create partitions

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On Tuesday April 11, casus@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> but, I have:
> 
> # mdadm -A /dev/md1 --auto=part8
> mdadm: that --auto option not compatable with device named /dev/md1
> 

"/dev/md1" is traditionally a name for a non-partitioned md, and using
it for a partioned might cause confusion..

Use "/dev/md/d0" (preferred) or "/dev/mda"  or even
 /dev/my-big-storage

and mdadm won't complain.

NeilBrown


> It can be assembled only as non-partitioned, --auto=part or mdp do not work 
> also. I need my partitions back, but I don't understand what I can do. The 
> kernel is from RHEL-4 2.6.9-22.EL.roothugemem (custom build for RedHat 9). It 
> was working before the power failure. 
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> Anton Petrusevich
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