Re: help recovering a software raid5 device

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On 2013-01-28, Phil Turmel <philip@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 01/27/2013 08:52 AM, Theo Cabrerizo Diem wrote:
>> 
>> I did read the wiki, and took a copy of mdadm --examine /dev/sd[ghij]1
>> before doing anything. I've tried to run :
>> 
>> mdadm --create --assume-clean --level=5 --chunk 64 --raid-devices=4
>> /dev/md/stuff1 /dev/sdh1 /dev/sdg1 /dev/sdj1 /dev/sdi1
>
> For some reason, people are unwilling to use "--assemble --force", which
> is made for these situations.

It is because the wiki suggests the --create --assume-clean strategy:

https://raid.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/RAID_Recovery

I thought I modified that page, but perhaps I am misremembering, or
perhaps I wasn't sure of the best advice to put there.

--keith

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