> Try this: > > mdadm --stop /dev/md0 > > mdadm -Afv /dev/md0 /dev/sd[bcefghi]1 > > It leaves out /dev/sda, which appears to have been the spare in the > original setup. > > If MD is happy after that, use fsck -n on your logical volumes to verify > your FS integrity, and/or see the extent of the damage (little or none, > I think). This had the same result as simply trying --assemble --scan, see "assemble.log". I tried using sda1 instead of sdb1 as well as the both seem to have ID 4 ("assemble2.log"), same thing again. Do you have any idea why mdadm seems to ignore --force and does not add the outdated disks? (Or am I misinterpreting --force?) Thanks. Fabian
mdadm: looking for devices for /dev/md0 mdadm: /dev/sdb1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 4. mdadm: /dev/sdc1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 5. mdadm: /dev/sde1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 6. mdadm: /dev/sdf1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 0. mdadm: /dev/sdg1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 1. mdadm: /dev/sdh1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 2. mdadm: /dev/sdi1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 3. mdadm: added /dev/sdg1 to /dev/md0 as 1 mdadm: added /dev/sdh1 to /dev/md0 as 2 mdadm: added /dev/sdi1 to /dev/md0 as 3 mdadm: added /dev/sdb1 to /dev/md0 as 4 (possibly out of date) mdadm: added /dev/sdc1 to /dev/md0 as 5 (possibly out of date) mdadm: added /dev/sde1 to /dev/md0 as 6 (possibly out of date) mdadm: added /dev/sdf1 to /dev/md0 as 0 mdadm: /dev/md0 assembled from 4 drives - not enough to start the array.
mdadm: looking for devices for /dev/md0 mdadm: /dev/sda1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 4. mdadm: /dev/sdc1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 5. mdadm: /dev/sde1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 6. mdadm: /dev/sdf1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 0. mdadm: /dev/sdg1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 1. mdadm: /dev/sdh1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 2. mdadm: /dev/sdi1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 3. mdadm: added /dev/sdg1 to /dev/md0 as 1 mdadm: added /dev/sdh1 to /dev/md0 as 2 mdadm: added /dev/sdi1 to /dev/md0 as 3 mdadm: added /dev/sda1 to /dev/md0 as 4 (possibly out of date) mdadm: added /dev/sdc1 to /dev/md0 as 5 (possibly out of date) mdadm: added /dev/sde1 to /dev/md0 as 6 (possibly out of date) mdadm: added /dev/sdf1 to /dev/md0 as 0 mdadm: /dev/md0 assembled from 4 drives - not enough to start the array.