On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 11:31 PM, Michael Evans <mjevans1983@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > To better cooperate with various initrd and recovery cd you should > probably use a numeric only array name, as well as the /dev/mdX > numbering scheme. Ok. That still doesn't address why different commands in mdadm generate different numbering schemes. > You should read the manuals more carefully, it is possible to update > the name and/or homehost name for arrays DURING ASSEMBLY using the > update option, hence my reference to the manual. I read the man pages. I don't understand what's written there. I'm asking questions about it here. How do I change the name= spec'n? Do I simply add something to /etc/mdadm.conf and reboot? Or do I need to init3, stop the LVM, stop the array, assemble-with-update, change in mdadm.conf, then , re-mkinitrd? Or, since mdadm.conf is ON root ON the arary do I need to boot from a rescue disk, then complete all the steps? Can you please be less cryptic and share what you seem to know, rather than telling me to RTFM? If you can't or won't, that's fine. Just say so, and I'll wait for other help. Thanks. BenDJ -- 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
