running openSUSE 11.1, uname -ri 2.6.27.21-27-xen x86_64 with, mdadm --version mdadm - v3.0-devel2 - 5th November 2008 creating a raid array with mdadm, e.g. mdadm -v --create /dev/md0 --level=raid10 --raid-devices=2 --layout=f2 --chunk=1024 --metadata=1.2 --bitmap=internal /dev/sda1 /dev/sdb1 checking array data from superblocks, mdadm --examine --scan ARRAY /dev/md/0 level=raid10 metadata=1.2 num-devices=2 UUID=138... name=nas:0 and active array, mdadm --detail --scan ARRAY /dev/md0 level=raid10 num-devices=2 metadata=1.02 name=nas:0 UUID=138... reports two different metadata versions -- "1.02" and "1.2" why are the two #s different? convention, or bug? thanks. -- 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