Hi, Yes, it's in this thread already - but I'll repost here: For cisco's server: > mdadm --examine --scan ARRAY metadata=ddf UUID=7ab254d0:fae71048: 404edde9:750a8a05 ARRAY container=7ab254d0:fae71048:404edde9:750a8a05 member=0 UUID=5337ab03:86ca2abc:d42bfbc8:23626c78 > mdadm --assemble --scan --no-degraded -v mdadm: looking for devices for further assembly mdadm: /dev/md/ddf0 is a container, but we are looking for components mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdf mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/md/MegaSR2 mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/md/MegaSR1 mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/md/MegaSR mdadm: cannot open device /dev/sr0: No medium found mdadm: /dev/sdd is busy - skipping mdadm: /dev/sdc is busy - skipping mdadm: /dev/sdb is busy - skipping mdadm: /dev/sda is busy - skipping mdadm: /dev/sde is busy - skipping mdadm: looking for devices for further assembly mdadm: looking in container /dev/md/ddf0 mdadm: member /md127/0 in /dev/md/ddf0 is already assembled mdadm: Cannot assemble mbr metadata on /dev/sdf mdadm: Cannot assemble mbr metadata on /dev/md/MegaSR2 mdadm: Cannot assemble mbr metadata on /dev/md/MegaSR1 mdadm: Cannot assemble mbr metadata on /dev/md/MegaSR mdadm: cannot open device /dev/sr0: No medium found mdadm: /dev/sdd has wrong uuid. mdadm: /dev/sdc has wrong uuid. mdadm: /dev/sdb has wrong uuid. mdadm: /dev/sda has wrong uuid. mdadm: /dev/sde has wrong uuid. On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 4:48 PM, NeilBrown <neilb@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:35:44 -0800 "David F." <df7729@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Also, was Cisco's information useful for why their cisco server (using >> lsi) RAID5 won't assembly? Do you think the patch deals with that as >> well? >> >> > > You did say something about Cisco in the original post but it wasn't at all > clear what you were asking or what the context was. > > Could you please spell it all out. You said something about dmraid reporting > something. Showing the output of dmraid in that case wouldn't hurt. > And show the output of "mdadm --examine /dev/device" for any relevant device > is often a good idea. > > NeilBrown -- 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