1.4 KiB
1.4 KiB
mdadm
Glossary:
- md: multiple devices
command | description |
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cat /proc/mdstat |
show status of all raids |
mdadm --detail /dev/md0 |
detailed status of raid md0 |
mdadm --create /dev/md0 -n2 -l1 /dev/sda1 /dev/sdb1 |
new raid /dev/md0 with 2 disks, raid level 1 on /dev/sda1 and /dev/sda2 |
mdadm --fail /dev/md0 /dev/sda1 ; mdadm --remove /dev/md0 /dev/sda1 |
remove /dev/sda1 from /dev/md0 |
mdadm --add /dev/md0 /dev/sda1 |
add /dev/sda1 to /dev/md0 |
mdadm --grow /dev/md0 -n3 |
use 3 disks in raid /dev/md0 (e.g. add an additional disk, so a damaged drive can be removed later-on) |
mdadm --assemble /dev/md0 |
Assemble /dev/md0 (e.g. when running live system) |
mdadm --detail --scan >> /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf |
Update list of arrays in /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf ; you should remove old list by hand first! |
mdadm --examine /dev/sda1 |
What is this disk / partition? |
sysctl -w dev.raid.speed_limit_min=10000 |
Set minimum raid rebuilding speed to 10000 kiB/s (default 1000) |
sfdisk -d /dev/sdX | sfdisk /dev/sdY |
Copy partition table from sdX to sdY (MBR only) |
sgdisk /dev/sdX -R /dev/sdY ; sgdisk -G /dev/sdY |
Copy partition table from sdX to sdY (GPT) |
- To boot a machine even with a degraded array, modify
/etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/mdadm
and runupdate-initramfs -c -kall
(Use with caution!)