On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 06:06:42AM -0600, Joel Walberg wrote: > ## root@jowahome:~# mdadm -A /dev/md2014 /dev/sdc1 /dev/sdb1 > ## mdadm: unexpected failure opening /dev/md2014 > ## root@jowahome:~# mdadm -A /dev/md/md2014 /dev/sdc1 /dev/sdb1 > ## mdadm: unexpected failure opening /dev/md2014 Could be related to the name. Try assembling it as /dev/md0. If that works, change the name to something that isn't md<number>. (--assemble --update=name --name=xyz I guess) > ## SMART Extended Self-test Log Version: 1 (1 sectors) > ## Num Test_Description Status Remaining > LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error > ## # 1 Short offline Completed without error 00% > 21086 - This is a personal preference... but you should run self tests more regularly (automated, smartd) to detect HDD errors in time. > ## 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct PO--CK 097 097 010 - 3344 That's quite a lot of reallocated sectors already. This is the kind of drive that will make your rebuilds fail. I would consider replacing such a drive / putting it to some use where data loss is acceptable. Regards Andreas Klauer -- 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