<html> <head> <style></style></head> <body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>dmraid version<br><br># dmraid -V<br>dmraid version: 1.0.0.rc13-64 (2010.11.04) debug <br>dmraid library version: 1.0.0.rc13-17 (2009.06.10)<br>device-mapper version: 4.11.5<br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: dead_gardens_@hotmail.com<br>To: ataraid-list@redhat.com<br>Subject: Rebuilding a Raid 1<br>Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:52:01 +0200<br><br> <style></style> <div dir="ltr"><div class="ecxpost-text"> I'm trying to rebuild a raid 1 (dmraid+isw) unsuccessfully. I replaced the failed disk with a new one and the BIOS added it automatically to the raid. Running kernel 2.6.18-194.17.4.el5.<br> <em><br></em><br><em># dmraid -r</em><br><em><br></em><br><code>/dev/sda: isw, "isw_babcjifefe", GROUP, ok, 1953525165 sectors, data@ 0<br>/dev/sdb: isw, "isw_babcjifefe", GROUP, ok, 1953525165 sectors, data@ 0 </code> <em><br></em><br><em># dmraid -s</em><br> <pre><code>*** Group superset isw_babcjifefe --> Subset name : isw_babcjifefe_Raid0 size : 1953519616 stride : 128 type : mirror status : nosync subsets: 0 devs : 2 spares : 0 </code></pre> When i try to start the raid i receive the next errors <br> <em># dmraid -f isw -S -M /dev/sdb</em> <br> <pre><code>ERROR: isw: SPARE disk must use all space on the disk </code></pre> <em># dmraid -tay</em><br> <pre><code>isw_babcjifefe_Raid0: 0 1953519616 mirror core 3 131072 sync block_on_error 2 /dev/sda 0 /dev/sdb 0 </code></pre> <em># dmraid -ay</em><br> <pre><code>RAID set "isw_babcjifefe_Raid0" was not activated ERROR: device "isw_babcjifefe_Raid0" could not be found </code></pre> <em># dmraid -f isw -S -M /dev/sdb</em> <br> <pre><code>ERROR: isw: SPARE disk must use all space on the disk </code></pre> # dmraid -R isw_babcjifefe_Raid0 /dev/sdb<br> <pre><code>ERROR: disk /dev/sdb cannot be used to rebuilding </code></pre> <em># dmesg</em><br> <pre><code>device-mapper: table: 253:13: mirror: Device lookup failure device-mapper: ioctl: error adding target to table device-mapper: ioctl: device doesn't appear to be in the dev hash table. device-mapper: table: 253:13: mirror: Device lookup failure device-mapper: ioctl: error adding target to table device-mapper: ioctl: device doesn't appear to be in the dev hash table. device-mapper: table: 253:13: mirror: Device lookup failure device-mapper: ioctl: error adding target to table device-mapper: ioctl: device doesn't appear to be in the dev hash table. device-mapper: ioctl: device doesn't appear to be in the dev hash table. device-mapper: ioctl: device doesn't appear to be in the dev hash table. </code></pre> Disks:<br> <pre><code>Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes </code></pre> LVM:<br> <pre><code>PV /dev/sda5 VG storage lvm2 [914.64 GB / 28.64 GB free] Total: 1 [914.64 GB] / in use: 1 [914.64 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0 ] Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while... Found volume group "storage" using metadata type lvm2 ACTIVE '/dev/storage/home' [68.00 GB] inherit ACTIVE '/dev/storage/home2' [68.00 GB] inherit ACTIVE '/dev/storage/home3' [68.00 GB] inherit ACTIVE '/dev/storage/home4' [68.00 GB] inherit ACTIVE '/dev/storage/home5' [68.00 GB] inherit ACTIVE '/dev/storage/var' [15.00 GB] inherit ACTIVE '/dev/storage/mysql' [20.00 GB] inherit ACTIVE '/dev/storage/pgsql' [7.00 GB] inherit ACTIVE '/dev/storage/exim' [12.00 GB] inherit ACTIVE '/dev/storage/apache' [25.00 GB] inherit ACTIVE '/dev/storage/tmp' [2.00 GB] inherit ACTIVE '/dev/storage/backup' [450.00 GB] inherit ACTIVE '/dev/storage/log' [15.00 GB] inherit<br><br>Any idea of what is wrong?<br>Thanks! <br></code></pre> </div> </div> <br>_______________________________________________ Ataraid-list mailing list Ataraid-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list</div> </div></body> </html>