Re: RAID superblock confusion

From: Andreas Dilger (adilger@clusterfs.com)
Date: Wed Apr 10 2002 - 14:38:12 EST


On Apr 10, 2002 13:24 -0600, Richard Gooch wrote:
> Andreas Dilger writes:
> > On Apr 10, 2002 09:33 -0600, Richard Gooch wrote:
> > > Even though I'm using persistent superblockss, which is supposed to
> > > allow one to move devices from one controller to another, I can't
> > > use my RAID) set in this configuration. Looks like a bug.
> > >
> > > md0: former device scsi/host2/bus0/target1/lun0/part2 is unavailable,
> > > removing from array!
> > > md: md0, array needs 6 disks, has 5, aborting.
> >
> > Note that this appears to be your real problem.
>
> No. I tested all 6 partitions used in the RAID set. They are all
> available.

Well, MD seems to think it is unavailable... I would check the codepath
that generates this message and see why it is happening. Maybe it is a
timing issue or something, that MD autostart is starting before this
device is set up or something? I don't know.

Cheers, Andreas

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