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From: Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de>
Subject: Re: homehost update
Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 09:40:56 +1000
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On Mon, 10 May 2010 20:06:35 +0200
Piergiorgio Sartor <piergiorgio.sartor@nexgo.de> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> is it possible to update the "homehost" (array name) of a
> running array without stopping it and re-assembly with
> "-U hostname"?

I'm afraid not, no.  If it is an array that must be started at boot, you need
to modify the script that running "mdadm -A" - even if it is in an initrd :-(

NeilBrown


> 
> If yes, how?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> bye,
>