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    Raid5 mdadm assemble with weird error message

    Hi,

    I have a RAID5 with 5 disks, 4 of them are still alive. On one disk the "events" counter differs by 2.
    I would like to start that array but there is an error.

    Code:
    $ mdadm –-assemble --run --force /dev/md128 /dev/sdg1 /dev/sdh1 /dev/sdi1 /dev/sdj1
    mdadm: No action given for –-assemble in --misc mode
           Action options must come before device names
    what am I doing wrong?

    Here some infos on these four HDDs:

    Code:
    $ mdadm -E /dev/sd[ghij]1 | grep -E '(dev|UUID|Events)'
    /dev/sdg1:
         Array UUID : d356f541:93207320:07aeec56:f23ebf2e
        Device UUID : b8175b1f:7e597f5b:516ccf30:9a20325e
             Events : 14973
       Device Role : Active device 4
    /dev/sdh1:
         Array UUID : d356f541:93207320:07aeec56:f23ebf2e
        Device UUID : cbf47034:75e22b1a:7e4dd7c5:5ef3a417
             Events : 14971
       Device Role : Active device 2
    /dev/sdi1:
         Array UUID : d356f541:93207320:07aeec56:f23ebf2e
        Device UUID : 0972bd4d:81165f64:a6404c16:0c30f023
             Events : 14973
       Device Role : Active device 1
    /dev/sdj1:
         Array UUID : d356f541:93207320:07aeec56:f23ebf2e
        Device UUID : e019cdfe:3f4f9aaa:fffb4f67:fcd0291b
             Events : 14973
       Device Role : Active device 0
    FYI: I just want as less write action as possible, because I dont know how long the disks are still surviving. Means: the best would be, just bring it up, maybe even in readonly mode, no resync etc.
    I would immediately backup everything I need and afterwards destroy that array. I dont want to use that array afterwards.
    Last edited by pzYsTorM; April 5th, 2021 at 12:38 PM.

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    Re: Raid5 mdadm assemble with weird error message

    mdadm needs a sudo first.

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    Re: Raid5 mdadm assemble with weird error message

    Sure. I am executing these commands as root user.

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    Re: Raid5 mdadm assemble with weird error message

    Quote Originally Posted by pzYsTorM View Post
    Sure. I am executing these commands as root user.
    Ah ... by convention (all Unix/Linux books), the $ prompt would be shown, instead, as the # prompt when root is used. I wondered why there wasn't a permission error displayed.

    When I need to reassemble an array,
    Code:
    sudo mdadm --assemble  /dev/md128   -v --force
    would be the command. Seems you have extra options which may be conflicting with the reality. If a missing drive has been replaced, then add that to the array with something like ...
    Code:
    sudo mdadm   /dev/md128 -a /dev/sdf1
    first. Has the bad HDD been logically failed and removed in the mdadm-world? Here's how
    Code:
    sudo mdadm --manage /dev/md128  --fail /dev/sdf1
    sudo mdadm --manage /dev/md128  --remove /dev/sdf1
    As for read-only ... that's controlled at mount time.
    I don't know how to prevent a spare from rebuilding ... other than not having it available.
    I like checking the /proc/mdstat file. Good, simple, overview of how things are in the arrays.

    As you've learned, RAID is never a replacement for backups. I really hope no data loss has happened.

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    Re: Raid5 mdadm assemble with weird error message

    Ok, thanks so far for your ideas.

    With three drives I cant get it up because these are too few drives.

    With an old mdadm version under Ubuntu 16 I had a similar issue and this command was successfully working:

    Code:
    mdadm –-assemble --run --force /dev/md128 /dev/sdg1 /dev/sdh1 /dev/sdi1 /dev/sdj1
    and gave some output, something like that the event counter has been set to the highest number and the array is now up and running.
    So this command was still in my "mdadm rescue text file".

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    Re: Raid5 mdadm assemble with weird error message

    Try putting "/dev/md128" immediately after "--assemble".
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    Re: Raid5 mdadm assemble with weird error message

    yeah, thanks, the order was indeed the problem.
    only this command is working:

    Code:
    # mdadm --assemble /dev/md128 /dev/sdj1 /dev/sdi1 /dev/sdh1 /dev/sdg1 --run --force
    mdadm: forcing event count in /dev/sdh1(2) from 14971 upto 14973
    mdadm: /dev/md128 has been started with 4 drives (out of 5).

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