ok, system up and running after MB was replaced however the arrays remain inactive. mdadm version is: mdadm - v3.3.4 - 3rd August 2015 Here's the output from Phil's lsdrv: [root@lamachine ~]# ./lsdrv PCI [ahci] 00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation C600/X79 series chipset 6-Port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 06) ├scsi 0:0:0:0 ATA WDC WD5000AAKS-0 {WD-WCASZ0505379} │└sda 465.76g [8:0] Partitioned (dos) │ ├sda1 29.30g [8:1] MD raid10,near2 (1/2) (w/ sdf2) in_sync {9af006ca-8845-bbd3-bfe7-8010bc810f04} │ │└md126 29.30g [9:126] MD v0.90 raid10,near2 (2) clean, 64k Chunk {9af006ca:8845bbd3:bfe78010:bc810f04} │ │ │ PV LVM2_member 28.03g used, 1.26g free {cE4ePh-RWO8-Wgdy-YPOY-ehyC-KI6u-io1cyH} │ │ └VG vg_bigblackbox 29.29g 1.26g free {VWfuwI-5v2q-w8qf-FEbc-BdGW-3mKX-pZd7hR} │ │ ├dm-2 7.81g [253:2] LV LogVol_opt ext4 {b08d7f5e-f15f-4241-804e-edccecab6003} │ │ │└Mounted as /dev/mapper/vg_bigblackbox-LogVol_opt @ /opt │ │ ├dm-0 9.77g [253:0] LV LogVol_root ext4 {4dabd6b0-b1a3-464d-8ed7-0aab93fab6c3} │ │ │└Mounted as /dev/mapper/vg_bigblackbox-LogVol_root @ / │ │ ├dm-3 1.95g [253:3] LV LogVol_tmp ext4 {f6b46363-170b-4038-83bd-2c5f9f6a1973} │ │ │└Mounted as /dev/mapper/vg_bigblackbox-LogVol_tmp @ /tmp │ │ └dm-1 8.50g [253:1] LV LogVol_var ext4 {ab165c61-3d62-4c55-8639-6c2c2bf4b021} │ │ └Mounted as /dev/mapper/vg_bigblackbox-LogVol_var @ /var │ ├sda2 244.14g [8:2] MD raid5 (2/3) (w/ sdb2,sdf3) in_sync {2cff15d1-e411-447b-fd5d-472103e44022} │ │└md2 488.28g [9:2] MD v0.90 raid5 (3) clean, 64k Chunk {2cff15d1:e411447b:fd5d4721:03e44022} │ │ │ ext4 {e9c1c787-496f-4e8f-b62e-35d5b1ff8311} │ │ └Mounted as /dev/md2 @ /home │ ├sda3 1.00k [8:3] Partitioned (dos) │ ├sda5 30.00g [8:5] MD raid0 (2/3) (w/ sdb5,sdf5) in_sync 'reading.homeunix.com:3' {acd5374f-7262-8c93-6a90-6c4b5f675ce5} │ │└md127 90.00g [9:127] MD v1.2 raid0 (3) clean, 512k Chunk, None (None) None {acd5374f:72628c93:6a906c4b:5f675ce5} │ │ │ PV LVM2_member 86.00g used, 3.99g free {VmsWRd-8qHt-bauf-lvAn-FC97-KyH5-gk89ox} │ │ └VG libvirt_lvm 89.99g 3.99g free {t8GQck-f2Eu-iD2V-fnJQ-kBm6-QyKw-dR31PB} │ │ ├dm-6 8.00g [253:6] LV builder2 Partitioned (dos) │ │ ├dm-7 8.00g [253:7] LV builder3 Partitioned (dos) │ │ ├dm-9 8.00g [253:9] LV builder5.3 Partitioned (dos) │ │ ├dm-8 8.00g [253:8] LV builder5.6 Partitioned (dos) │ │ ├dm-5 8.00g [253:5] LV centos_updt Partitioned (dos) │ │ ├dm-10 16.00g [253:10] LV f22lvm Partitioned (dos) │ │ └dm-4 30.00g [253:4] LV win7 Partitioned (dos) │ └sda6 3.39g [8:6] Empty/Unknown ├scsi 1:0:0:0 ATA WDC WD5000AAKS-0 {WD-WCASY7694185} │└sdb 465.76g [8:16] Partitioned (dos) │ ├sdb2 244.14g [8:18] MD raid5 (1/3) (w/ sda2,sdf3) in_sync {2cff15d1-e411-447b-fd5d-472103e44022} │ │└md2 488.28g [9:2] MD v0.90 raid5 (3) clean, 64k Chunk {2cff15d1:e411447b:fd5d4721:03e44022} │ │ ext4 {e9c1c787-496f-4e8f-b62e-35d5b1ff8311} │ ├sdb3 7.81g [8:19] swap {9194f492-881a-4fc3-ac09-ca4e1cc2985a} │ ├sdb4 1.00k [8:20] Partitioned (dos) │ ├sdb5 30.00g [8:21] MD raid0 (1/3) (w/ sda5,sdf5) in_sync 'reading.homeunix.com:3' {acd5374f-7262-8c93-6a90-6c4b5f675ce5} │ │└md127 90.00g [9:127] MD v1.2 raid0 (3) clean, 512k Chunk, None (None) None {acd5374f:72628c93:6a906c4b:5f675ce5} │ │ PV LVM2_member 86.00g used, 3.99g free {VmsWRd-8qHt-bauf-lvAn-FC97-KyH5-gk89ox} │ └sdb6 3.39g [8:22] Empty/Unknown ├scsi 2:x:x:x [Empty] ├scsi 3:x:x:x [Empty] ├scsi 4:x:x:x [Empty] └scsi 5:x:x:x [Empty] PCI [ahci] 0a:00.0 SATA controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88SE9230 PCIe SATA 6Gb/s Controller (rev 11) ├scsi 6:0:0:0 ATA WDC WD30EZRX-00D {WD-WCC4NCWT13RF} │└sdc 2.73t [8:32] Partitioned (PMBR) ├scsi 7:0:0:0 ATA WDC WD30EZRX-00D {WD-WCC4NPRDD6D7} │└sdd 2.73t [8:48] Partitioned (gpt) │ ├sdd1 2.00t [8:49] MD (none/) spare 'lamachine:128' {f2372cb9-d381-6fd6-ce86-d826882ec82e} │ │└md128 0.00k [9:128] MD v1.2 () inactive, None (None) None {f2372cb9:d3816fd6:ce86d826:882ec82e} │ │ Empty/Unknown │ └sdd2 500.00g [8:50] MD (none/) spare 'lamachine:129' {895dae98-d1a4-96de-4f59-0b8bcb8ac12a} │ └md129 0.00k [9:129] MD v1.2 () inactive, None (None) None {895dae98:d1a496de:4f590b8b:cb8ac12a} │ Empty/Unknown ├scsi 8:0:0:0 ATA WDC WD30EZRX-00D {WD-WCC4N1294906} │└sde 2.73t [8:64] Partitioned (PMBR) ├scsi 9:0:0:0 ATA WDC WD5000AAKS-0 {WD-WMAWF0085724} │└sdf 465.76g [8:80] Partitioned (dos) │ ├sdf1 199.00m [8:81] ext4 {4e51f903-37ca-4479-9197-fac7b2280557} │ │└Mounted as /dev/sdf1 @ /boot │ ├sdf2 29.30g [8:82] MD raid10,near2 (0/2) (w/ sda1) in_sync {9af006ca-8845-bbd3-bfe7-8010bc810f04} │ │└md126 29.30g [9:126] MD v0.90 raid10,near2 (2) clean, 64k Chunk {9af006ca:8845bbd3:bfe78010:bc810f04} │ │ PV LVM2_member 28.03g used, 1.26g free {cE4ePh-RWO8-Wgdy-YPOY-ehyC-KI6u-io1cyH} │ ├sdf3 244.14g [8:83] MD raid5 (0/3) (w/ sda2,sdb2) in_sync {2cff15d1-e411-447b-fd5d-472103e44022} │ │└md2 488.28g [9:2] MD v0.90 raid5 (3) clean, 64k Chunk {2cff15d1:e411447b:fd5d4721:03e44022} │ │ ext4 {e9c1c787-496f-4e8f-b62e-35d5b1ff8311} │ ├sdf4 1.00k [8:84] Partitioned (dos) │ ├sdf5 30.00g [8:85] MD raid0 (0/3) (w/ sda5,sdb5) in_sync 'reading.homeunix.com:3' {acd5374f-7262-8c93-6a90-6c4b5f675ce5} │ │└md127 90.00g [9:127] MD v1.2 raid0 (3) clean, 512k Chunk, None (None) None {acd5374f:72628c93:6a906c4b:5f675ce5} │ │ PV LVM2_member 86.00g used, 3.99g free {VmsWRd-8qHt-bauf-lvAn-FC97-KyH5-gk89ox} │ └sdf6 3.39g [8:86] Empty/Unknown ├scsi 10:x:x:x [Empty] ├scsi 11:x:x:x [Empty] └scsi 12:x:x:x [Empty] PCI [isci] 05:00.0 Serial Attached SCSI controller: Intel Corporation C602 chipset 4-Port SATA Storage Control Unit (rev 06) └scsi 14:x:x:x [Empty] [root@lamachine ~]# Thanks in advance for any recommendations on what steps to take in order to bring these arrays back online. Regards, Daniel On 2 August 2016 at 11:45, Daniel Sanabria <sanabria.d@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks very much for the response Wol. > > It looks like the PSU is dead (server automatically powers off a few > seconds after power on). > > I'm planning to order a PSU replacement to resume troubleshooting so > please bear with me; maybe the PSU was degraded and couldn't power > some of drives? > > Cheers, > > Daniel > > On 2 August 2016 at 11:17, Wols Lists <antlists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Just a quick first response. I see md128 and md129 are both down, and >> are both listed as one drive, raid0. Bit odd, that ... >> >> What version of mdadm are you using? One of them had a bug (3.2.3 era?) >> that would split an array in two. Is it possible that you should have >> one raid0 array with sdf1 and sdf2? But that's a bit of a weird setup... >> >> I notice also that md126 is raid10 across two drives. That's odd, too. >> >> How much do you know about what the setup should be, and why it was set >> up that way? >> >> Download lspci by Phil Turmel (it requires python2.7, if your machine is >> python3 a quick fix to the shebang at the start should get it to work). >> Post the output from that here. >> >> Cheers, >> Wol >> >> On 02/08/16 08:36, Daniel Sanabria wrote: >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I have a box that I believe was not powered down correctly and after >>> transporting it to a different location it doesn't boot anymore >>> stopping at BIOS check "Verifying DMI Pool Data". >>> >>> The box have 6 drives and after instructing the BIOS to boot from the >>> first drive I managed to boot the OS (Fedora 23) after commenting out >>> 2 /etc/fstab entries , output for "uname -a; cat /etc/fstab" follows: >>> >>> [root@lamachine ~]# uname -a; cat /etc/fstab >>> Linux lamachine 4.3.3-303.fc23.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Jan 19 18:31:55 UTC >>> 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux >>> >>> # >>> # /etc/fstab >>> # Created by anaconda on Tue Mar 24 19:31:21 2015 >>> # >>> # Accessible filesystems, by reference, are maintained under '/dev/disk' >>> # See man pages fstab(5), findfs(8), mount(8) and/or blkid(8) for more info >>> # >>> /dev/mapper/vg_bigblackbox-LogVol_root / ext4 >>> defaults 1 1 >>> UUID=4e51f903-37ca-4479-9197-fac7b2280557 /boot ext4 >>> defaults 1 2 >>> /dev/mapper/vg_bigblackbox-LogVol_opt /opt ext4 >>> defaults 1 2 >>> /dev/mapper/vg_bigblackbox-LogVol_tmp /tmp ext4 >>> defaults 1 2 >>> /dev/mapper/vg_bigblackbox-LogVol_var /var ext4 >>> defaults 1 2 >>> UUID=9194f492-881a-4fc3-ac09-ca4e1cc2985a swap swap >>> defaults 0 0 >>> /dev/md2 /home ext4 defaults 1 2 >>> #/dev/vg_media/lv_media /mnt/media ext4 defaults 1 2 >>> #/dev/vg_virt_dir/lv_virt_dir1 /mnt/guest_images/ ext4 defaults 1 2 >>> [root@lamachine ~]# >>> >>> When checking mdstat I can see that 2 of the arrays are showing up as >>> inactive, but not sure how to safely activate these so looking for >>> some knowledgeable advice on how to proceed here. >>> >>> Thanks in advance, >>> >>> Daniel >>> >>> Below some more relevant outputs: >>> >>> [root@lamachine ~]# cat /proc/mdstat >>> Personalities : [raid10] [raid6] [raid5] [raid4] [raid0] >>> md127 : active raid0 sda5[0] sdc5[2] sdb5[1] >>> 94367232 blocks super 1.2 512k chunks >>> >>> md2 : active raid5 sda3[0] sdc2[2] sdb2[1] >>> 511999872 blocks level 5, 64k chunk, algorithm 2 [3/3] [UUU] >>> >>> md128 : inactive sdf1[3](S) >>> 2147352576 blocks super 1.2 >>> >>> md129 : inactive sdf2[2](S) >>> 524156928 blocks super 1.2 >>> >>> md126 : active raid10 sda2[0] sdc1[1] >>> 30719936 blocks 2 near-copies [2/2] [UU] >>> >>> unused devices: <none> >>> [root@lamachine ~]# cat /etc/mdadm.conf >>> # mdadm.conf written out by anaconda >>> MAILADDR root >>> AUTO +imsm +1.x -all >>> ARRAY /dev/md2 level=raid5 num-devices=3 >>> UUID=2cff15d1:e411447b:fd5d4721:03e44022 >>> ARRAY /dev/md126 level=raid10 num-devices=2 >>> UUID=9af006ca:8845bbd3:bfe78010:bc810f04 >>> ARRAY /dev/md127 level=raid0 num-devices=3 >>> UUID=acd5374f:72628c93:6a906c4b:5f675ce5 >>> ARRAY /dev/md128 metadata=1.2 spares=1 name=lamachine:128 >>> UUID=f2372cb9:d3816fd6:ce86d826:882ec82e >>> ARRAY /dev/md129 metadata=1.2 name=lamachine:129 >>> UUID=895dae98:d1a496de:4f590b8b:cb8ac12a >>> [root@lamachine ~]# mdadm --detail /dev/md1* >>> /dev/md126: >>> Version : 0.90 >>> Creation Time : Thu Dec 3 22:12:12 2009 >>> Raid Level : raid10 >>> Array Size : 30719936 (29.30 GiB 31.46 GB) >>> Used Dev Size : 30719936 (29.30 GiB 31.46 GB) >>> Raid Devices : 2 >>> Total Devices : 2 >>> Preferred Minor : 126 >>> Persistence : Superblock is persistent >>> >>> Update Time : Tue Aug 2 07:46:39 2016 >>> State : clean >>> Active Devices : 2 >>> Working Devices : 2 >>> Failed Devices : 0 >>> Spare Devices : 0 >>> >>> Layout : near=2 >>> Chunk Size : 64K >>> >>> UUID : 9af006ca:8845bbd3:bfe78010:bc810f04 >>> Events : 0.264152 >>> >>> Number Major Minor RaidDevice State >>> 0 8 2 0 active sync set-A /dev/sda2 >>> 1 8 33 1 active sync set-B /dev/sdc1 >>> /dev/md127: >>> Version : 1.2 >>> Creation Time : Tue Jul 26 19:00:28 2011 >>> Raid Level : raid0 >>> Array Size : 94367232 (90.00 GiB 96.63 GB) >>> Raid Devices : 3 >>> Total Devices : 3 >>> Persistence : Superblock is persistent >>> >>> Update Time : Tue Jul 26 19:00:28 2011 >>> State : clean >>> Active Devices : 3 >>> Working Devices : 3 >>> Failed Devices : 0 >>> Spare Devices : 0 >>> >>> Chunk Size : 512K >>> >>> Name : reading.homeunix.com:3 >>> UUID : acd5374f:72628c93:6a906c4b:5f675ce5 >>> Events : 0 >>> >>> Number Major Minor RaidDevice State >>> 0 8 5 0 active sync /dev/sda5 >>> 1 8 21 1 active sync /dev/sdb5 >>> 2 8 37 2 active sync /dev/sdc5 >>> /dev/md128: >>> Version : 1.2 >>> Raid Level : raid0 >>> Total Devices : 1 >>> Persistence : Superblock is persistent >>> >>> State : inactive >>> >>> Name : lamachine:128 (local to host lamachine) >>> UUID : f2372cb9:d3816fd6:ce86d826:882ec82e >>> Events : 4154 >>> >>> Number Major Minor RaidDevice >>> >>> - 8 81 - /dev/sdf1 >>> /dev/md129: >>> Version : 1.2 >>> Raid Level : raid0 >>> Total Devices : 1 >>> Persistence : Superblock is persistent >>> >>> State : inactive >>> >>> Name : lamachine:129 (local to host lamachine) >>> UUID : 895dae98:d1a496de:4f590b8b:cb8ac12a >>> Events : 0 >>> >>> Number Major Minor RaidDevice >>> >>> - 8 82 - /dev/sdf2 >>> [root@lamachine ~]# mdadm --detail /dev/md2 >>> /dev/md2: >>> Version : 0.90 >>> Creation Time : Mon Feb 11 07:54:36 2013 >>> Raid Level : raid5 >>> Array Size : 511999872 (488.28 GiB 524.29 GB) >>> Used Dev Size : 255999936 (244.14 GiB 262.14 GB) >>> Raid Devices : 3 >>> Total Devices : 3 >>> Preferred Minor : 2 >>> Persistence : Superblock is persistent >>> >>> Update Time : Mon Aug 1 20:24:23 2016 >>> State : clean >>> Active Devices : 3 >>> Working Devices : 3 >>> Failed Devices : 0 >>> Spare Devices : 0 >>> >>> Layout : left-symmetric >>> Chunk Size : 64K >>> >>> UUID : 2cff15d1:e411447b:fd5d4721:03e44022 (local to host lamachine) >>> Events : 0.611 >>> >>> Number Major Minor RaidDevice State >>> 0 8 3 0 active sync /dev/sda3 >>> 1 8 18 1 active sync /dev/sdb2 >>> 2 8 34 2 active sync /dev/sdc2 >>> [root@lamachine ~]# >>> -- >>> 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