Not sure, but you may want to read the thread: 6. 2012-01-03 Re: [PATCH] FIX: Cannot remove failed disk from conta linux-rai NeilBrown http://marc.info/?l=linux-raid&m=132555140730996&w=2 On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 1:10 PM, Keith Keller <kkeller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Robin, > > On 2013-02-08, Robin Hill <robin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> "mdadm --remove failed" would probably be best. There's also >> "mdadm --remove missing" which is the other option in these >> circumstances. > > I apologize: I should have mentioned that I had already tried --remove > failed. I tried --remove missing, but that didn't help either: > > # mdadm /dev/md127 --remove failed > mdadm: hot remove failed for 8:96: Device or resource busy > # mdadm /dev/md127 --remove missing > mdadm: 'missing' only meaningful with --re-add > > I know the disk is dead, so I don't want to re-add it. The error from > --remove failed is basically the same as --remove /dev/sdg except with > the major:minor numbers instead of the device file name. > > When I do a --remove failed (or --remove /dev/sdg), I also get this > error in dmesg: > > md: cannot remove active disk sdg from md127 ... > > That seems to imply that, while the disk is marked "faulty spare > rebuilding" in the array, the array is not totally willing to give it > up. > > --keith > > -- > kkeller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > -- > 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 -- 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
