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} [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jon Collette
} Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 5:29 PM
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} Subject: mdadm create to existing raid5
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} I wasn't thinking and did a mdadm --create to my existing raid5 instead
} of --assemble.  The syncing process ran and now its not mountable.  Is
} there anyway to recover from this?
} 
} Thanks
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Maybe.  Not really sure.  But don't do anything until someone that really
knows answers!

What I think...
If you did a create with the exact same parameters the data should not have
changed.  But you can't mount so you must have used different parameters.

Only 1 disk was written to during the create.  Only that disk was changed.
If you remove the 1 disk and do another create with the original parameters
and put "missing" for the 1 disk your array will be back to normal, but
degraded.  Once you confirm this you can add back the 1 disk.  You must be
able to determine which disk was written to.  I don't know how to do that
unless you have the output from "mdadm -D" during the create/syncing.

But please don't proceed until someone else confirms what I say or gives
better advice!

Guy

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