On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 00:10:14 +0100, c.buhtz wrote: > Then I want to bring the RAID1 online again on the new machine but with > one existing and one missing drive. As example, after creating and then stopping md8 I restarted it with only one of the members. Mdadm told me how to force it... [root@wombat looptesting]# mdadm --assemble /dev/md8 /dev/loop1 mdadm: /dev/md8 assembled from 1 drive - need all 2 to start it (use -- run to insist). [root@wombat looptesting]# mdadm --assemble /dev/md8 /dev/loop1 --run mdadm: /dev/md8 has been started with 1 drive (out of 2). -- Doug Herr -- Doug Herr