I should also state I can put the originall pulled drive back in if that would be of any help, and re-run the -examine if that might be more sensible as the drive should be ok. On Thu, 2013-12-05 at 00:30 +0000, Wilson Jonathan wrote: > I have tried a --assemble force.. > > the result was it could not because the devices said it was ignored. > > root@BorgCUBE:/mnt/datastore/wilsonjonathan# mdadm --assemble > -v /dev/md5 > mdadm: looking for devices for /dev/md5 > mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/md/7 > mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/md6 > mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/md/4 > mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/md/3 > mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/md/2 > mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/md/1 > mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/md/0 > mdadm: /dev/sdh7 has wrong uuid. > mdadm: /dev/sdh6 has wrong uuid. > mdadm: /dev/sdh5 has wrong uuid. > mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdh4 > mdadm: /dev/sdh3 has wrong uuid. > mdadm: /dev/sdh2 has wrong uuid. > mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdh1 > mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdh > mdadm: /dev/sdg7 has wrong uuid. > mdadm: /dev/sdg6 has wrong uuid. > mdadm: /dev/sdg5 has wrong uuid. > mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdg4 > mdadm: /dev/sdg3 has wrong uuid. > mdadm: /dev/sdg2 has wrong uuid. > mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdg1 > mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdg > mdadm: /dev/sdf1 has wrong uuid. > mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdf > mdadm: /dev/sde1 has wrong uuid. > mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sde > mdadm: /dev/sdd1 has wrong uuid. > mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdd > mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdc > mdadm: /dev/sdb5 has wrong uuid. > mdadm: /dev/sdb4 has wrong uuid. > mdadm: /dev/sdb3 has wrong uuid. > mdadm: /dev/sdb2 has wrong uuid. > mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdb1 > mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdb > mdadm: /dev/sda1 has wrong uuid. > mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sda > mdadm: /dev/sdf6 is identified as a member of /dev/md5, slot 2. > mdadm: /dev/sde6 is identified as a member of /dev/md5, slot 1. > mdadm: /dev/sdd6 is identified as a member of /dev/md5, slot 0. > mdadm: /dev/sdb6 is identified as a member of /dev/md5, slot 4. > mdadm: /dev/sda6 is identified as a member of /dev/md5, slot 3. > mdadm: ignoring /dev/sde6 as it reports /dev/sdf6 as failed > mdadm: ignoring /dev/sda6 as it reports /dev/sdf6 as failed > mdadm: ignoring /dev/sdb6 as it reports /dev/sdf6 as failed > mdadm: no uptodate device for slot 1 of /dev/md5 > mdadm: added /dev/sdf6 to /dev/md5 as 2 > mdadm: no uptodate device for slot 3 of /dev/md5 > mdadm: no uptodate device for slot 4 of /dev/md5 > mdadm: no uptodate device for slot 5 of /dev/md5 > mdadm: added /dev/sdd6 to /dev/md5 as 0 > mdadm: /dev/md5 assembled from 2 drives - not enough to start the array. > root@BorgCUBE:/mnt/datastore/wilsonjonathan# mdadm --stop /dev/md5 > > > So i checked count:- > > root@BorgCUBE:/mnt/datastore/wilsonjonathan# mdadm > --examine /dev/sd[a-f]6 | egrep 'Event|/dev/sd' > /dev/sda6: > Events : 260321 > /dev/sdb6: > Events : 260321 > /dev/sdd6: > Events : 260321 > /dev/sde6: > Events : 260321 > /dev/sdf6: > Events : 260321 > > My full scan of the partiotions was:- > > /dev/sda6: > Magic : a92b4efc > Version : 1.2 > Feature Map : 0x1 > Array UUID : 9ff95b8b:ba34ad95:aa7cb806:169246f2 > Name : PartedMagic:6 > Creation Time : Fri Nov 25 16:30:19 2011 > Raid Level : raid6 > Raid Devices : 6 > > Avail Dev Size : 1833569679 (874.31 GiB 938.79 GB) > Array Size : 3667138560 (3497.26 GiB 3755.15 GB) > Used Dev Size : 1833569280 (874.31 GiB 938.79 GB) > Data Offset : 2048 sectors > Super Offset : 8 sectors > State : active > Device UUID : f773d872:8237b0f7:1a8fb43e:545ef37d > > Internal Bitmap : 8 sectors from superblock > Update Time : Wed Dec 4 23:07:34 2013 > Checksum : 75d8e87e - correct > Events : 260321 > > Layout : left-symmetric > Chunk Size : 64K > > Device Role : Active device 3 > Array State : AA.AA. ('A' == active, '.' == missing) > /dev/sdb6: > Magic : a92b4efc > Version : 1.2 > Feature Map : 0x1 > Array UUID : 9ff95b8b:ba34ad95:aa7cb806:169246f2 > Name : PartedMagic:6 > Creation Time : Fri Nov 25 16:30:19 2011 > Raid Level : raid6 > Raid Devices : 6 > > Avail Dev Size : 1833569287 (874.31 GiB 938.79 GB) > Array Size : 3667138560 (3497.26 GiB 3755.15 GB) > Used Dev Size : 1833569280 (874.31 GiB 938.79 GB) > Data Offset : 1928 sectors > Super Offset : 8 sectors > State : clean > Device UUID : dbda8da3:0d5e0968:e732a312:88a04c2a > > Internal Bitmap : 8 sectors from superblock > Update Time : Wed Dec 4 23:15:16 2013 > Checksum : 97305bb9 - correct > Events : 260321 > > Layout : left-symmetric > Chunk Size : 64K > > Device Role : Active device 4 > Array State : AA..A. ('A' == active, '.' == missing) > /dev/sdd6: > Magic : a92b4efc > Version : 1.2 > Feature Map : 0x1 > Array UUID : 9ff95b8b:ba34ad95:aa7cb806:169246f2 > Name : PartedMagic:6 > Creation Time : Fri Nov 25 16:30:19 2011 > Raid Level : raid6 > Raid Devices : 6 > > Avail Dev Size : 1833569679 (874.31 GiB 938.79 GB) > Array Size : 3667138560 (3497.26 GiB 3755.15 GB) > Used Dev Size : 1833569280 (874.31 GiB 938.79 GB) > Data Offset : 2048 sectors > Super Offset : 8 sectors > State : clean > Device UUID : b451254c:dbc5f0fe:5e182208:6bd93c2c > > Internal Bitmap : 8 sectors from superblock > Update Time : Wed Dec 4 23:15:16 2013 > Checksum : ce1c5ac1 - correct > Events : 260321 > > Layout : left-symmetric > Chunk Size : 64K > > Device Role : Active device 0 > Array State : AAAAA. ('A' == active, '.' == missing) > /dev/sde6: > Magic : a92b4efc > Version : 1.2 > Feature Map : 0x1 > Array UUID : 9ff95b8b:ba34ad95:aa7cb806:169246f2 > Name : PartedMagic:6 > Creation Time : Fri Nov 25 16:30:19 2011 > Raid Level : raid6 > Raid Devices : 6 > > Avail Dev Size : 1833569679 (874.31 GiB 938.79 GB) > Array Size : 3667138560 (3497.26 GiB 3755.15 GB) > Used Dev Size : 1833569280 (874.31 GiB 938.79 GB) > Data Offset : 2048 sectors > Super Offset : 8 sectors > State : clean > Device UUID : c0200a09:fac761e5:43a54346:34597026 > > Internal Bitmap : 8 sectors from superblock > Update Time : Wed Dec 4 23:15:16 2013 > Checksum : a9c9388b - correct > Events : 260321 > > Layout : left-symmetric > Chunk Size : 64K > > Device Role : Active device 1 > Array State : AA..A. ('A' == active, '.' == missing) > /dev/sdf6: > Magic : a92b4efc > Version : 1.2 > Feature Map : 0x1 > Array UUID : 9ff95b8b:ba34ad95:aa7cb806:169246f2 > Name : PartedMagic:6 > Creation Time : Fri Nov 25 16:30:19 2011 > Raid Level : raid6 > Raid Devices : 6 > > Avail Dev Size : 1833569679 (874.31 GiB 938.79 GB) > Array Size : 3667138560 (3497.26 GiB 3755.15 GB) > Used Dev Size : 1833569280 (874.31 GiB 938.79 GB) > Data Offset : 2048 sectors > Super Offset : 8 sectors > State : active > Device UUID : 19b46e87:20182485:2f386b4e:b7f52203 > > Internal Bitmap : 8 sectors from superblock > Update Time : Wed Dec 4 23:05:48 2013 > Checksum : acc8494b - correct > Events : 260321 > > Layout : left-symmetric > Chunk Size : 64K > > Device Role : Active device 2 > Array State : AAAAA. ('A' == active, '.' == missing) > > I tried to do a force create:- > > root@BorgCUBE:/mnt/datastore/wilsonjonathan# mdadm --create > --assume-clean --level=6 --raid-devices=6 /dev/md5 /dev/sdd6 /dev/sde6 > missing /dev/sdf6 /dev/sda6 /dev/sdb6 > mdadm: /dev/sdd6 appears to be part of a raid array: > level=raid6 devices=6 ctime=Fri Nov 25 16:30:19 2011 > mdadm: /dev/sde6 appears to be part of a raid array: > level=raid6 devices=6 ctime=Fri Nov 25 16:30:19 2011 > mdadm: /dev/sdf6 appears to be part of a raid array: > level=raid6 devices=6 ctime=Fri Nov 25 16:30:19 2011 > mdadm: /dev/sda6 appears to be part of a raid array: > level=raid6 devices=6 ctime=Fri Nov 25 16:30:19 2011 > mdadm: /dev/sdb6 appears to be part of a raid array: > level=raid6 devices=6 ctime=Fri Nov 25 16:30:19 2011 > Continue creating array? y > mdadm: Defaulting to version 1.2 metadata > mdadm: array /dev/md5 started. > root@BorgCUBE:/mnt/datastore/wilsonjonathan# mdadm --stop /dev/md5 > > > but when I looked at it, it was wrongly partitioned, so stopped it... > > So tried again, with a different (valid) chunk... > > > root@BorgCUBE:/mnt/datastore/wilsonjonathan# mdadm --create > --assume-clean --level=6 --raid-devices=6 > --chunk=64 /dev/md5 /dev/sdd6 /dev/sde6 > missing /dev/sdf6 /dev/sda6 /dev/sdb6 > mdadm: /dev/sdd6 appears to be part of a raid array: > level=raid6 devices=6 ctime=Wed Dec 4 23:59:23 2013 > mdadm: /dev/sde6 appears to be part of a raid array: > level=raid6 devices=6 ctime=Wed Dec 4 23:59:23 2013 > mdadm: /dev/sdf6 appears to be part of a raid array: > level=raid6 devices=6 ctime=Wed Dec 4 23:59:23 2013 > mdadm: /dev/sda6 appears to be part of a raid array: > level=raid6 devices=6 ctime=Wed Dec 4 23:59:23 2013 > mdadm: /dev/sdb6 appears to be part of a raid array: > level=raid6 devices=6 ctime=Wed Dec 4 23:59:23 2013 > Continue creating array? y > mdadm: Defaulting to version 1.2 metadata > mdadm: array /dev/md5 started. > root@BorgCUBE:/mnt/datastore/wilsonjonathan# mdadm --stop /dev/md5 > > but still the partition was all wrong... it should be a single > partition, but its showing multiple partitions... and is > reporting /dev/md5p3 "warning miss aligned" > > I think I should, and have, stop doing anything else, till I have some > help :-/ > > > > -- > 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