From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: David Greaves <david@dgreaves.com>
Subject: Re: mdadm usage: creating arrays with helpful names?
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:49:22 +0100
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Richard Michael wrote:
> How do I create an array with a helpful name? i.e. "/dev/md/storage"?
> 
> The mdadm man page hints at this in the discussion of the --auto option
> in the ASSEMBLE MODE section, but doesn't clearly indicate how it's done.
> 
> Must I create the device nodes by hand first using MAKEDEV?
> 

Does this help?

http://linux-raid.osdl.org/index.php/Partitionable

David