mdadm --run /dev/md5 started the array successfully. but can someone tell me if there was a data loss of about 1GB (event count got pushed up (not down as i expected!!???!!!)) that would be much appreciated! thanks On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 5:13 AM, Claude Nobs <claudenobs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi all > > i had a sas driver failure leading to a failure of 4 drives out of 7+1 > during a raid5 grow reshape.... first i tried mdadm -Avv then -Afvv > but it still doesn't work... is this recoverable? > > bernstein@server:~$ sudo mdadm --assemble -vv /dev/md5 /dev/sd[efghijkl]1 > mdadm: looking for devices for /dev/md5 > mdadm: /dev/sde1 is identified as a member of /dev/md5, slot 5. > mdadm: /dev/sdf1 is identified as a member of /dev/md5, slot 4. > mdadm: /dev/sdg1 is identified as a member of /dev/md5, slot 6. > mdadm: /dev/sdh1 is identified as a member of /dev/md5, slot -1. > mdadm: /dev/sdi1 is identified as a member of /dev/md5, slot 0. > mdadm: /dev/sdj1 is identified as a member of /dev/md5, slot 2. > mdadm: /dev/sdk1 is identified as a member of /dev/md5, slot 1. > mdadm: /dev/sdl1 is identified as a member of /dev/md5, slot 3. > mdadm:/dev/md5 has an active reshape - checking if critical section > needs to be restored > mdadm: No backup metadata on device-6 > mdadm: No backup metadata on device-7 > mdadm: added /dev/sdi1 to /dev/md5 as 0 (possibly out of date) > mdadm: added /dev/sdk1 to /dev/md5 as 1 (possibly out of date) > mdadm: added /dev/sdj1 to /dev/md5 as 2 (possibly out of date) > mdadm: added /dev/sdl1 to /dev/md5 as 3 (possibly out of date) > mdadm: added /dev/sde1 to /dev/md5 as 5 > mdadm: added /dev/sdg1 to /dev/md5 as 6 > mdadm: added /dev/sdh1 to /dev/md5 as -1 > mdadm: added /dev/sdf1 to /dev/md5 as 4 > mdadm: /dev/md5 assembled from 3 drives and 1 spare - not enough to > start the array. > > so i know the 4 drives attached to the sas card are now out of date, > verified by: > > bernstein@server:~$ sudo mdadm -E /dev/sdl1 > /dev/sdl1: > Magic : a92b4efc > Version : 1.2 > Feature Map : 0x4 > Array UUID : dac93bfc:702d2146:9aed480b:916cc4fe > Name : server:5 (local to host server) > Creation Time : Fri Apr 15 20:16:31 2011 > Raid Level : raid5 > Raid Devices : 7 > > Avail Dev Size : 1953521392 (931.51 GiB 1000.20 GB) > Array Size : 5860563840 (5589.07 GiB 6001.22 GB) > Used Dev Size : 1953521280 (931.51 GiB 1000.20 GB) > Data Offset : 272 sectors > Super Offset : 8 sectors > State : clean > Device UUID : 6833d9f1:6b0461f1:4a784ee9:8e91d2f9 > > Reshape pos'n : 4031497728 (3844.74 GiB 4128.25 GB) > Delta Devices : 1 (6->7) > > Update Time : Thu Jun 06 04:37:24 2013 > Checksum : cde0f44f - correct > Events : 3428 > > Layout : left-symmetric > Chunk Size : 64K > > Device Role : Active device 3 > Array State : AAAAAAA ('A' == active, '.' == missing) > bernstein@server:~$ sudo mdadm -E /dev/sdj1 > /dev/sdj1: > Magic : a92b4efc > Version : 1.2 > Feature Map : 0x4 > Array UUID : dac93bfc:702d2146:9aed480b:916cc4fe > Name : server:5 (local to host server) > Creation Time : Fri Apr 15 20:16:31 2011 > Raid Level : raid5 > Raid Devices : 7 > > Avail Dev Size : 1953521392 (931.51 GiB 1000.20 GB) > Array Size : 5860563840 (5589.07 GiB 6001.22 GB) > Used Dev Size : 1953521280 (931.51 GiB 1000.20 GB) > Data Offset : 272 sectors > Super Offset : 8 sectors > State : clean > Device UUID : 6a4e2b2a:67487ba6:6ea4bad8:1a528bf3 > > Reshape pos'n : 4031497728 (3844.74 GiB 4128.25 GB) > Delta Devices : 1 (6->7) > > Update Time : Thu Jun 06 04:47:33 2013 > Checksum : a46e425d - correct > Events : 3430 > > Layout : left-symmetric > Chunk Size : 64K > > Device Role : Active device 2 > Array State : .AA.AAA ('A' == active, '.' == missing) > bernstein@server:~$ sudo mdadm -E /dev/sdk1 > /dev/sdk1: > Magic : a92b4efc > Version : 1.2 > Feature Map : 0x4 > Array UUID : dac93bfc:702d2146:9aed480b:916cc4fe > Name : server:5 (local to host server) > Creation Time : Fri Apr 15 20:16:31 2011 > Raid Level : raid5 > Raid Devices : 7 > > Avail Dev Size : 1953521392 (931.51 GiB 1000.20 GB) > Array Size : 5860563840 (5589.07 GiB 6001.22 GB) > Used Dev Size : 1953521280 (931.51 GiB 1000.20 GB) > Data Offset : 272 sectors > Super Offset : 8 sectors > State : clean > Device UUID : 0d82174d:83124ce9:947dea32:77cf5cdb > > Reshape pos'n : 4032783744 (3845.96 GiB 4129.57 GB) > Delta Devices : 1 (6->7) > > Update Time : Thu Jun 06 04:48:55 2013 > Checksum : 4c53d5f1 - correct > Events : 3431 > > Layout : left-symmetric > Chunk Size : 64K > > Device Role : Active device 1 > Array State : .AA.AAA ('A' == active, '.' == missing) > bernstein@server:~$ sudo mdadm -E /dev/sdi1 > /dev/sdi1: > Magic : a92b4efc > Version : 1.2 > Feature Map : 0x4 > Array UUID : dac93bfc:702d2146:9aed480b:916cc4fe > Name : server:5 (local to host server) > Creation Time : Fri Apr 15 20:16:31 2011 > Raid Level : raid5 > Raid Devices : 7 > > Avail Dev Size : 1953521392 (931.51 GiB 1000.20 GB) > Array Size : 5860563840 (5589.07 GiB 6001.22 GB) > Used Dev Size : 1953521280 (931.51 GiB 1000.20 GB) > Data Offset : 272 sectors > Super Offset : 8 sectors > State : clean > Device UUID : 2fd2c79c:2c54ee4a:546057d7:8db5e2be > > Reshape pos'n : 4031497728 (3844.74 GiB 4128.25 GB) > Delta Devices : 1 (6->7) > > Update Time : Thu Jun 06 04:40:39 2013 > Checksum : 8570efa1 - correct > Events : 3429 > > Layout : left-symmetric > Chunk Size : 64K > > Device Role : Active device 0 > Array State : AAA.AAA ('A' == active, '.' == missing) > > > compared to the rest : > > bernstein@server:~$ sudo mdadm -E /dev/sde1 > /dev/sde1: > Magic : a92b4efc > Version : 1.2 > Feature Map : 0x4 > Array UUID : dac93bfc:702d2146:9aed480b:916cc4fe > Name : server:5 (local to host server) > Creation Time : Fri Apr 15 20:16:31 2011 > Raid Level : raid5 > Raid Devices : 7 > > Avail Dev Size : 1953521392 (931.51 GiB 1000.20 GB) > Array Size : 5860563840 (5589.07 GiB 6001.22 GB) > Used Dev Size : 1953521280 (931.51 GiB 1000.20 GB) > Data Offset : 272 sectors > Super Offset : 8 sectors > State : active > Device UUID : cedef881:6080f029:2d123ffc:a8fd8e84 > > Reshape pos'n : 4032783744 (3845.96 GiB 4129.57 GB) > Delta Devices : 1 (6->7) > > Update Time : Thu Jun 06 15:35:42 2012 > Checksum : 345efafb - correct > Events : 3440 > > Layout : left-symmetric > Chunk Size : 64K > > Device Role : Active device 5 > Array State : ....AAA ('A' == active, '.' == missing) > > so i tried forcing: > > bernstein@server:~$ sudo mdadm --assemble -fvv /dev/md5 /dev/sd[efghijkl]1 > mdadm: looking for devices for /dev/md5 > mdadm: /dev/sde1 is identified as a member of /dev/md5, slot 5. > mdadm: /dev/sdf1 is identified as a member of /dev/md5, slot 4. > mdadm: /dev/sdg1 is identified as a member of /dev/md5, slot 6. > mdadm: /dev/sdh1 is identified as a member of /dev/md5, slot -1. > mdadm: /dev/sdi1 is identified as a member of /dev/md5, slot 0. > mdadm: /dev/sdj1 is identified as a member of /dev/md5, slot 2. > mdadm: /dev/sdk1 is identified as a member of /dev/md5, slot 1. > mdadm: /dev/sdl1 is identified as a member of /dev/md5, slot 3. > mdadm: forcing event count in /dev/sdk1(1) from 3431 upto 3440 > mdadm: forcing event count in /dev/sdj1(2) from 3430 upto 3440 > mdadm: forcing event count in /dev/sdi1(0) from 3429 upto 3440 > mdadm: forcing event count in /dev/sdl1(3) from 3428 upto 3440 > mdadm: clearing FAULTY flag for device 7 in /dev/md5 for /dev/sdl1 > mdadm: Marking array /dev/md5 as 'clean' > mdadm:/dev/md5 has an active reshape - checking if critical section > needs to be restored > mdadm: No backup metadata on device-6 > mdadm: No backup metadata on device-7 > mdadm: added /dev/sdk1 to /dev/md5 as 1 > mdadm: added /dev/sdj1 to /dev/md5 as 2 > mdadm: added /dev/sdl1 to /dev/md5 as 3 > mdadm: added /dev/sdf1 to /dev/md5 as 4 > mdadm: added /dev/sde1 to /dev/md5 as 5 > mdadm: added /dev/sdg1 to /dev/md5 as 6 > mdadm: added /dev/sdh1 to /dev/md5 as -1 > mdadm: added /dev/sdi1 to /dev/md5 as 0 > mdadm: /dev/md5 assembled from 7 drives and 1 spare - not enough to > start the array. > > so now i have all devices, but it still doesn't work. > > any help is appreciated! > > thx -- 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