Re: Is this RAID recoverable???

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Hi Paul,

[Please avoid top-posting on kernel.org lists]

On 01/03/2012 09:22 AM, Paul Richter wrote:
> Hi Phil!
> Thanks for throwing in! Do you have the older default values? I
> suredon't. And how do you add offsets the the --create command?
> mdadm --create --assume-clean /dev/md1 --chunk=4096
> --level=6--raid-devices=6 /dev/sdc1 /dev/sdd1 /dev/sdf1 /dev/sde1
> missingmissing
> Is what I am working with now.
> Many thanks!

The "data offset" is not settable from the command line.  The modern
default is 1MB == 2048 sectors.  The prior default was something like
264 sectors.  To get it, you need to grab an older version of mdadm
(just for the --create operation).

> This 8TB represents the last 8 years of my life on the net. Built
> thisRAID to protect that 'investment'. :'-(

RAID != backup.  A common misconception.

> TIA

You're welcome.

Phil
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