Kristleifur Daðason <kristleifur@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:41 PM, Luca Berra <bluca@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 06:32:57PM +0000, Kristleifur DaÄ?ason wrote: >>> >>> # mdadm.conf >>> # >>> >>> # by default, scan all partitions (/proc/partitions) for MD superblocks. >>> # alternatively, specify devices to scan, using wildcards if desired. >>> DEVICE partitions /dev/md/d0 /dev/md/d1 >>> >>> # auto-create devices with Debian standard permissions >>> # CREATE owner=root group=disk mode=0660 auto=mdp >>> >>> # automatically tag new arrays as belonging to the local system >>> HOMEHOST <system> >>> >>> # definitions of existing MD arrays >>> >>> ARRAY /dev/md/d0 metadata=1.1 name=mamma:d0 >>> UUID=7f98e926:206a8ebe:59fc8d7b:4644a883 level=raid6 num-devices=6 # >>> container=6f98a7a8:d7b50181:587c27d1:59d6d137 >>> >>> ARRAY /dev/md/d1 metadata=1.1 name=mamma:d1 >>> UUID=da547022:042a6f68:d5fe251e:5e89f263 level=raid6 num-devices=6 # >>> container=6f98a7a8:d7b50181:587c27d1:59d6d137 >>> >>> ARRAY /dev/md/tank metadata=1.1 name=mamma:tank >>> UUID=6f98a7a8:d7b50181:587c27d1:59d6d137 level=raid0 num-devices=2 >>> devices=/dev/md/d0,/dev/md/d1 >>> >> >> this kind of setup should be working without any issue on recent mdadm >> try removing >> DEVICE partitions /dev/md/d0 /dev/md/d1 >> and the "devices=/dev/md/d0,/dev/md/d1" from mdadm.conf >> and let it discover things on boot by itself >> >> L. >> > > Many thanks for the reply! > > However, that's how the mdadm.conf looked like until today - adding > the DEVICE and devices stuff is something I put in to get things to > autoassemble themselves fully, as I thought 'man mdadm.conf' indicated > it. > > Still, I'll certianly try - with and without - and double-checking > that my initramfs is OK. > > Any further input most well appreciated. Alternative add a scriplet into the initramfs config that calls the mdadm assembling a second time. MfG Goswin -- 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