Re: mdadm raid5 dropped 2 disks

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Good morning André, Wol,

On 02/06/2016 06:46 AM, Wols Lists wrote:
> On 06/02/16 10:54, André Teichert wrote:
>> glad it worked. Will save lsdrv and hope never to use it. Create new
>> backupplan!
> 
> Please DO use lsdrv. EVERY time you create or change the config of an
> array, run it and save the info somewhere safe.

Yes, lsdrv is intended to document a running system for later use when
not running.  Especially serial numbers, device names, UUIDs, and layer
relationships.  It is still helpful later, but naturally some info can
be missed.

> Neil has just stepped down as maintainer and Phil is now "one of the
> team",

That's a bit of a stretch.  I'm not maintaining any code and I'm
volunteering on the list as I have in the past.

> he wrote that utility specifically to help in recovering crashed
> arrays. If anything goes wrong and you've got that data to hand, it'll
> make their lives much easier to help you.

Yes, array configuration documentation is critical to recovery.

Phil

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