dmraid not detecting multiple fakeraid arrays
Ubuntu 8.04.1: My P5B Dlx mobo with ICH8r has got four disks installed as two separate raid0 fakeraid sets. DMRAID only recognises the containing partitions in one of the raid sets.
Debug information with only ONE raid set installed, cables unplugged to the second raid set.
<snip - only one raid set enabled >
root@ubuntu:
WARN: locking /var/lock/
NOTICE: /dev/sdb: asr discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdb: ddf1 discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdb: hpt37x discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdb: hpt45x discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdb: isw discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdb: isw metadata discovered
NOTICE: /dev/sdb: jmicron discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdb: lsi discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdb: nvidia discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdb: pdc discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdb: sil discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdb: via discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sda: asr discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sda: ddf1 discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sda: hpt37x discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sda: hpt45x discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sda: isw discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sda: isw metadata discovered
NOTICE: /dev/sda: jmicron discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sda: lsi discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sda: nvidia discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sda: pdc discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sda: sil discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sda: via discovering
NOTICE: added /dev/sdb to RAID set "isw_cddefiicdc"
NOTICE: added /dev/sda to RAID set "isw_cddefiicdc"
INFO: Activating GROUP RAID set "isw_cddefiicdc"
NOTICE: discovering partitions on "isw_cddefiicdc
NOTICE: /dev/mapper/
NOTICE: /dev/mapper/
NOTICE: created partitioned RAID set(s) for /dev/mapper/
INFO: Activating partition RAID set "isw_cddefiicdc
and /dev/mapper looks like:
crw-rw---- 1 root root 10, 63 2008-09-14 23:49 control
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 254, 0 2008-09-14 23:52 isw_cddefiicdc_
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 254, 1 2008-09-14 23:52 isw_cddefiicdc_
</snip - only one raid set enabled >
Now I connect the second raid set, TWO raid sets enabled.
<snip - TWO raid sets enabled >
root@ubuntu:
WARN: locking /var/lock/
NOTICE: /dev/sdd: asr discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdd: ddf1 discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdd: hpt37x discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdd: hpt45x discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdd: isw discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdd: isw metadata discovered
NOTICE: /dev/sdd: jmicron discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdd: lsi discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdd: nvidia discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdd: pdc discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdd: sil discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdd: via discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdc: asr discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdc: ddf1 discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdc: hpt37x discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdc: hpt45x discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdc: isw discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdc: isw metadata discovered
NOTICE: /dev/sdc: jmicron discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdc: lsi discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdc: nvidia discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdc: pdc discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdc: sil discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdc: via discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdb: asr discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdb: ddf1 discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdb: hpt37x discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdb: hpt45x discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdb: isw discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdb: isw metadata discovered
NOTICE: /dev/sdb: jmicron discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdb: lsi discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdb: nvidia discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdb: pdc discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdb: sil discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sdb: via discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sda: asr discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sda: ddf1 discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sda: hpt37x discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sda: hpt45x discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sda: isw discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sda: isw metadata discovered
NOTICE: /dev/sda: jmicron discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sda: lsi discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sda: nvidia discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sda: pdc discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sda: sil discovering
NOTICE: /dev/sda: via discovering
NOTICE: added /dev/sdd to RAID set "isw_efjcdibig"
NOTICE: added /dev/sdc to RAID set "isw_cddefiicdc"
NOTICE: added /dev/sdb to RAID set "isw_efjcdibig"
NOTICE: added /dev/sda to RAID set "isw_cddefiicdc"
INFO: Activating GROUP RAID set "isw_efjcdibig"
INFO: Activating GROUP RAID set "isw_cddefiicdc"
NOTICE: discovering partitions on "isw_efjcdibig_
NOTICE: /dev/mapper/
NOTICE: /dev/mapper/
NOTICE: created partitioned RAID set(s) for /dev/mapper/
INFO: Activating partition RAID set "isw_efjcdibig_
INFO: Activating partition RAID set "isw_efjcdibig_
INFO: Activating partition RAID set "isw_efjcdibig_
and /dev/mapper looks like:
crw-rw---- 1 root root 10, 63 2008-09-14 23:49 control
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 254, 0 2008-09-14 23:52 isw_cddefiicdc_
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 254, 2 2008-09-15 00:06 isw_efjcdibig_
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 254, 3 2008-09-15 00:06 isw_efjcdibig_
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 254, 4 2008-09-15 00:06 isw_efjcdibig_
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 254, 5 2008-09-15 00:06 isw_efjcdibig_
which is missing the "brw-rw---- 1 root disk 254, 1 2008-09-14 23:52 isw_cddefiicdc_
</snip - TWO raid sets enabled >
It appears that DMRAID skips the "disovering partitions" for raid set isw_cddefiicdc.
If I manually configure with dmraid -ay -vvv isw_cddefiicdc and dmraid -ay -vvv isw_isw_efjcdibig then the correct number of partitions appear under /dev/mapper even though I have both raid sets enabled giving me the correct number if available partitions, such as:
crw-rw---- 1 root root 10, 63 2008-09-14 23:49 control
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 254, 0 2008-09-14 23:52 isw_cddefiicdc_
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 254, 1 2008-09-14 23:52 isw_cddefiicdc_
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 254, 2 2008-09-15 00:06 isw_efjcdibig_
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 254, 3 2008-09-15 00:06 isw_efjcdibig_
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 254, 4 2008-09-15 00:06 isw_efjcdibig_
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 254, 5 2008-09-15 00:06 isw_efjcdibig_
Question is, how do I do that in an installed system? When gets DMRAID loaded and is there a way I can make it to add the raid sets in two separate/
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