# mdadm --create /dev/md0 --level 0 --raid-devices 60 `cat drives` mdadm: invalid number of raid devices: 60 # mdadm --create /dev/md0 --level 0 --raid-devices 32 `cat drives` mdadm: invalid number of raid devices: 32 # mdadm --create /dev/md0 --level 0 --raid-devices 33 `cat drives` mdadm: invalid number of raid devices: 33 Firstly, "invalid number" is a terrible error message. 60 is a perfectly good number. The error message gives no indication of why it doesn't find 60 to be a "valid" number. Secondly there's no mention in any documentation for mdadm or anywhere else that I can find of any arbitrary maximum number of drives. Thirdly, WTF?! -- greg -- 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