From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bill Davidsen Subject: Re: draft howto on making raids for surviving a disk crash Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:22:32 -0500 Message-ID: <47A757E8.1020105@tmr.com> References: <20080202194131.GA7875@rap.rap.dk> <47A5E38F.6050603@tmr.com> <20080203170303.GB22179@rap.rap.dk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20080203170303.GB22179@rap.rap.dk> Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Keld_J=F8rn_Simonsen?= Cc: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids Keld J=F8rn Simonsen wrote: > On Sun, Feb 03, 2008 at 10:53:51AM -0500, Bill Davidsen wrote: > =20 >> Keld J=F8rn Simonsen wrote: >> =20 >>> This is intended for the linux raid howto. Please give comments. >>> It is not fully ready /keld >>> >>> Howto prepare for a failing disk >>> >>> 6. /etc/mdadm.conf >>> >>> Something here on /etc/mdadm.conf. What would be safe, allowing >>> a system to boot even if a disk has crashed? >>> =20 >>> =20 >> Recommend PARTITIONS by used >> =20 > > Thanks Bill for your suggestions, which I have incorporated in the te= xt. > > However, I do not understand what to do with the remark above. > Please explain. > =20 The mdadm.conf file should contain the "DEVICE partitions" statement to= =20 identify all possible partitions regardless of name changes. See "man=20 mdadm.conf" for more discussion. This protects against udev doing=20 something innovative in device naming. --=20 Bill Davidsen "Woe unto the statesman who makes war without a reason that will stil= l be valid when the war is over..." Otto von Bismark=20 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" i= n the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html