From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Wols Lists Subject: Re: Inactive arrays Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2016 22:31:31 +0100 Message-ID: <57A262B3.70103@youngman.org.uk> References: <57A07345.4040708@youngman.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Daniel Sanabria Cc: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids On 03/08/16 20:18, Daniel Sanabria wrote: > Ok, > > Unfortunately the PSU replacement didn't help and I could be facing a > failed motherboard/cpu :( My question now is, is it possible to > restore the arrays in a new machine? Your comment about the system starting up and shutting down almost immediately implies to me a faulty on/off switch. It could be that simple. Or of course, it could be worse. Like so many things nowadays, on/off is controlled by software and if the switch is stuck ... You might find all it needs is a new case. Or you might not. But yes, if it's all linux software raid, then sticking the disks into a new machine should work fine - the new machine should just come straight up unless you're running an optimised kernel. (That doesn't imply the arrays will :-( you might need a bit of fixing for them, but if the machine boots successfully you're most of the way there.) Cheers, Wol