Roberto Spadim wrote:
i donÂt know how you setup your kernel (with or without raid
I use the official CentOS kernel with no modification and don't
know about raid autodetect, but:
# cat /boot/config-2.6.24-28-server |grep -i raid
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_3W_XXXX_RAID=m
CONFIG_MD_RAID0=m
CONFIG_MD_RAID1=m
CONFIG_MD_RAID10=m
CONFIG_MD_RAID456=m
CONFIG_MD_RAID5_RESHAPE=y
CONFIG_MEGARAID_LEGACY=m
CONFIG_MEGARAID_MAILBOX=m
CONFIG_MEGARAID_MM=m
CONFIG_MEGARAID_NEWGEN=y
CONFIG_MEGARAID_SAS=m
CONFIG_RAID_ATTRS=m
CONFIG_SCSI_AACRAID=m
autodetect?) do you use kernel command line to setup raid? autodetect?
/dev/md0 in grub
I don't know if that means autodetect, but I guess so..
here in my test machine iÂm using kernel command line (grub), i donÂt
have a server with hotplug bay, i open the case and remove the wire
with my hands =) after reconecting it with another device kerenel
Is it safe? Isn't it a blind bet to fry up the controller and/or disk?
recognize the new device reread the parititions etc etc and i can add
it to array again
my grub is something like:
md=0,/dev/sda,/dev/sdb .....
internal meta data, raid1, i didnÂt like the autodetect (itÂs good)
but i prefer hardcoded kernel command line (itÂs not good with usb
devices)
the relevant part of my grub is:
default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title CentOS (2.6.9-89.31.1.ELsmp)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-89.31.1.ELsmp ro root=/dev/md0 rhgb quiet
initrd /initrd-2.6.9-89.31.1.ELsmp.img
Best regards.
Robi
2011/2/23 Roberto Nunnari <roberto.nunnari@xxxxxxxx>:
Roberto Spadim wrote:
sata2 without hot plug?
Hi Roberto.
I mean that there is no hot-plug bay, with sliding rails etc..
The drives are connected to the mb using standard sata cables.
check if your sda sdb sdc will change after removing it, itæ depends
on your udev or another /dev filesystem
Ok, thank you.
That means that if I take care to check the above, and
the new drive will be sdb, then taking the steps indicated
in my original post will do the job?
Best regards.
Robi
2011/2/23 Roberto Nunnari <roberto.nunnari@xxxxxxxx>:
Hello.
I have a linux box, with two 2TB sata HD in raid 1.
Now, one disk is in failed state and it has no spares:
# cat /proc/mdstat
Personalities : [raid1]
md1 : active raid1 sdb4[2](F) sda4[0]
1910200704 blocks [2/1] [U_]
md0 : active raid1 sdb1[1] sda2[0]
40957568 blocks [2/2] [UU]
unused devices: <none>
The drives are not hot-plug, so I need to shutdown the box.
My plan is to:
# sfdisk -d /dev/sdb > sdb.sfdisk
# mdadm /dev/md1 -r /dev/sdb4
# mdadm /dev/md0 -r /dev/sdb1
# shutdown -h now
replace the disk and boot (it should come back up, even without one
drive,
right?)
# sfdisk /dev/sdb < sdb.sfdisk
# mdadm /dev/md1 -a /dev/sdb4
# mdadm /dev/md0 -a /dev/sdb1
and the drives should start to resync, right?
This is my first time I do such a thing, so please, correct me
if the above is not correct, or is not a best practice for
my configuration.
My last backup of md1 is of mid november, so I need to be
pretty sure I will not lose my data (over 1TB).
A bit abount my environment:
# mdadm --version
mdadm - v1.12.0 - 14 June 2005
# cat /etc/redhat-release
CentOS release 4.8 (Final)
# uname -rms
Linux 2.6.9-89.31.1.ELsmp i686
Thank you very much and best regards.
Robi
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