question regarding dmraid

[Heinz Mauelshagen]

On Mon, Mar 26, 2007 at 01:38:37AM -0500, Ivica Ico Bukvic wrote:
> To Whom It May Concern:
> 
> I am currently using FC6 and have dmraid set up by the default install
> (Mirroring). Recently one of the drives have exhibited weird noises
> suggesting imminent failure so I replaced one of them. Upon rebuilding the
> RAID in BIOS which was too instantaneous to suggest that the new drive was
> truly in sync with old one, yet upon booting dmraid also displays "ok"
> status. Upon inspecting /dev I could see that sda has partitions as expected
> (sda1 and sda2), while the new drive sdb (unlike the old one) does not.

Hi,

looks like the BIOS code for this case isn't recognized properly by dmraid.

Can you "dmraid -rD", tar/bzip2 the resulting *.{dat,size,offset} files
into Ivica_Ico_Bukvic-raid1.tar.bz2 and send them to me for analysis,
please.

> 
> For this reason, I was wondering if you would kindly share some info on how
> to rebuild the RAID once a new drive is reinstalled. I also searched FC6
> apps that have been installed by default and was unfortunately unable to
> locate anything that would solve my problem.
> 
> Your assistance in this matter is most appreciated!
> 
> NB: I am not subscribed ot ataraid-list, so I ask you kindly to cc any
> replies directly to my address.
> 
> Thank you very much!
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Ivica Ico Bukvic, D.M.A.
> Composition, Music Technology, CCTAD, CHCI
> Virginia Tech
> Dept. of Music - 0240
> Blacksburg, VA 24061
> (540) 231-1137
> (540) 231-5034 (fax)
> ico at vt.edu
> http://www.music.vt.edu/people/faculty/bukvic/
> 
> 

Regards,
Heinz    -- The LVM Guy --

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    Nevertheless it needs not so stupid people to solve them ***

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