Hi, During the process of reshaping a Raid5 from 3 (/dev/sd[a-c]) to 5 devices (/dev/sd[a-e]) the system was accidentally shut down. I know I was stupid I should have used a --backup-file but stupid me didn't. Thanks for not rubbing it any further. :( Ok, here is what I have:
nas:~# uname -a
Linux nas 2.6.18-5-amd64 #1 SMP Thu Aug 30 01:14:54 UTC 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux
nas:~# mdadm --version
mdadm - v2.5.6 - 9 November 2006
nas:~# mdadm -Q --detail /dev/md0
/dev/md0:
Version : 00.91.03
Creation Time : Sat Sep 15 21:11:41 2007
Raid Level : raid5
Device Size : 488308672 (465.69 GiB 500.03 GB)
Raid Devices : 5
Total Devices : 5
Preferred Minor : 0
Persistence : Superblock is persistent
Update Time : Mon Oct 8 23:59:27 2007
State : active, degraded, Not Started
Active Devices : 3
Working Devices : 5
Failed Devices : 0
Spare Devices : 2
Layout : left-symmetric
Chunk Size : 16K
Delta Devices : 2, (3->5)
UUID : 25da80a6:d56eb9d6:0d7656f3:2f233380
Events : 0.470134
Number Major Minor RaidDevice State
0 8 0 0 active sync /dev/sda
1 8 16 1 active sync /dev/sdb
2 8 32 2 active sync /dev/sdc
3 0 0 3 removed
4 0 0 4 removed
5 8 48 - spare /dev/sdd
6 8 64 - spare /dev/sde
nas:~# mdadm -E /dev/sd[a-e]
/dev/sda:
Magic : a92b4efc
Version : 00.91.00
UUID : 25da80a6:d56eb9d6:0d7656f3:2f233380
Creation Time : Sat Sep 15 21:11:41 2007
Raid Level : raid5
Device Size : 488308672 (465.69 GiB 500.03 GB)
Array Size : 1953234688 (1862.75 GiB 2000.11 GB)
Raid Devices : 5
Total Devices : 5
Preferred Minor : 0
Reshape pos'n : 872095808 (831.70 GiB 893.03 GB)
Delta Devices : 2 (3->5)
Update Time : Mon Oct 8 23:59:27 2007
State : clean
Active Devices : 5
Working Devices : 5
Failed Devices : 0
Spare Devices : 0
Checksum : f425054d - correct
Events : 0.470134
Layout : left-symmetric
Chunk Size : 16K
Number Major Minor RaidDevice State
this 0 8 0 0 active sync /dev/sda
0 0 8 0 0 active sync /dev/sda
1 1 8 16 1 active sync /dev/sdb
2 2 8 32 2 active sync /dev/sdc
3 3 8 64 3 active sync /dev/sde
4 4 8 48 4 active sync /dev/sdd
/dev/sdb:
Magic : a92b4efc
Version : 00.91.00
UUID : 25da80a6:d56eb9d6:0d7656f3:2f233380
Creation Time : Sat Sep 15 21:11:41 2007
Raid Level : raid5
Device Size : 488308672 (465.69 GiB 500.03 GB)
Array Size : 1953234688 (1862.75 GiB 2000.11 GB)
Raid Devices : 5
Total Devices : 5
Preferred Minor : 0
Reshape pos'n : 872095808 (831.70 GiB 893.03 GB)
Delta Devices : 2 (3->5)
Update Time : Mon Oct 8 23:59:27 2007
State : clean
Active Devices : 5
Working Devices : 5
Failed Devices : 0
Spare Devices : 0
Checksum : f425055f - correct
Events : 0.470134
Layout : left-symmetric
Chunk Size : 16K
Number Major Minor RaidDevice State
this 1 8 16 1 active sync /dev/sdb
0 0 8 0 0 active sync /dev/sda
1 1 8 16 1 active sync /dev/sdb
2 2 8 32 2 active sync /dev/sdc
3 3 8 64 3 active sync /dev/sde
4 4 8 48 4 active sync /dev/sdd
/dev/sdc:
Magic : a92b4efc
Version : 00.91.00
UUID : 25da80a6:d56eb9d6:0d7656f3:2f233380
Creation Time : Sat Sep 15 21:11:41 2007
Raid Level : raid5
Device Size : 488308672 (465.69 GiB 500.03 GB)
Array Size : 1953234688 (1862.75 GiB 2000.11 GB)
Raid Devices : 5
Total Devices : 5
Preferred Minor : 0
Reshape pos'n : 872095808 (831.70 GiB 893.03 GB)
Delta Devices : 2 (3->5)
Update Time : Mon Oct 8 23:59:27 2007
State : clean
Active Devices : 5
Working Devices : 5
Failed Devices : 0
Spare Devices : 0
Checksum : f4250571 - correct
Events : 0.470134
Layout : left-symmetric
Chunk Size : 16K
Number Major Minor RaidDevice State
this 2 8 32 2 active sync /dev/sdc
0 0 8 0 0 active sync /dev/sda
1 1 8 16 1 active sync /dev/sdb
2 2 8 32 2 active sync /dev/sdc
3 3 8 64 3 active sync /dev/sde
4 4 8 48 4 active sync /dev/sdd
/dev/sdd:
Magic : a92b4efc
Version : 00.91.00
UUID : 25da80a6:d56eb9d6:0d7656f3:2f233380
Creation Time : Sat Sep 15 21:11:41 2007
Raid Level : raid5
Device Size : 488308672 (465.69 GiB 500.03 GB)
Array Size : 1953234688 (1862.75 GiB 2000.11 GB)
Raid Devices : 5
Total Devices : 5
Preferred Minor : 0
Reshape pos'n : 872095808 (831.70 GiB 893.03 GB)
Delta Devices : 2 (3->5)
Update Time : Mon Oct 8 23:59:27 2007
State : clean
Active Devices : 5
Working Devices : 5
Failed Devices : 0
Spare Devices : 0
Checksum : f42505b9 - correct
Events : 0.470134
Layout : left-symmetric
Chunk Size : 16K
Number Major Minor RaidDevice State
this 5 8 48 -1 spare /dev/sdd
0 0 8 0 0 active sync /dev/sda
1 1 8 16 1 active sync /dev/sdb
2 2 8 32 2 active sync /dev/sdc
3 3 8 64 3 active sync /dev/sde
4 4 8 48 4 active sync /dev/sdd
/dev/sde:
Magic : a92b4efc
Version : 00.91.00
UUID : 25da80a6:d56eb9d6:0d7656f3:2f233380
Creation Time : Sat Sep 15 21:11:41 2007
Raid Level : raid5
Device Size : 488308672 (465.69 GiB 500.03 GB)
Array Size : 1953234688 (1862.75 GiB 2000.11 GB)
Raid Devices : 5
Total Devices : 5
Preferred Minor : 0
Reshape pos'n : 872095808 (831.70 GiB 893.03 GB)
Delta Devices : 2 (3->5)
Update Time : Mon Oct 8 23:59:27 2007
State : clean
Active Devices : 5
Working Devices : 5
Failed Devices : 0
Spare Devices : 0
Checksum : f42505db - correct
Events : 0.470134
Layout : left-symmetric
Chunk Size : 16K
Number Major Minor RaidDevice State
this 6 8 64 -1 spare /dev/sde
0 0 8 0 0 active sync /dev/sda
1 1 8 16 1 active sync /dev/sdb
2 2 8 32 2 active sync /dev/sdc
3 3 8 64 3 active sync /dev/sde
4 4 8 48 4 active sync /dev/sdd
nas:~# mdadm /dev/md0 -r /dev/sde
mdadm: hot remove failed for /dev/sde: No such device
nas:~# cat /proc/mdstat
Personalities : [raid6] [raid5] [raid4]
md0 : inactive sda[0] sdd[5](S) sde[6](S) sdc[2] sdb[1]
2441543360 blocks super 0.91
unused devices: <none>
So reshaping was almost done.
The way I imagine how reshaping works you'd basically have an already
remapped area growing from the start of the drives (which grows during
remapping) and some not-yet-remapped-area which spans from the end of
the drives towards wherever remapping is currently reading data from.
At the beginning of the processing it equals the start of the drives
but it shrinks faster than the remapped area grows. So there is a
growing gap between the two areas which contains still original
unmapped data.
The point is, as soon as this area grows large enough the backup-file
should become unneeded.
Ok, now if mdadm wants me to provide that file I should also be able
to re-create it using the "Reshape pos'n" and the drive geometry (and
dd).
Now the question is how to do it?
I also have build mdadm-2.6.3 which appears to see things more clearly:
nas:~/mdadm-2.6.3# ./mdadm -A /dev/md0 /dev/sd[a-e]
mdadm: Failed to restore critical section for reshape, sorry.
So if I could create the backup file I should be able to continue..
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Alexander.
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Hi,
During the process of reshaping a Raid5 from 3 (/dev/sd[a-c]) to 5
devices (/dev/sd[a-e]) the system was accidentally shut down.
I know I was stupid I should have used a --backup-file but stupid me didn't.
Thanks for not rubbing it any further. :(
Ok, here is what I have:
nas:~# uname -a
Linux nas 2.6.18-5-amd64 #1 SMP Thu Aug 30 01:14:54 UTC 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux
nas:~# mdadm --version
mdadm - v2.5.6 - 9 November 2006
nas:~# mdadm -Q --detail /dev/md0
/dev/md0:
Version : 00.91.03
Creation Time : Sat Sep 15 21:11:41 2007
Raid Level : raid5
Device Size : 488308672 (465.69 GiB 500.03 GB)
Raid Devices : 5
Total Devices : 5
Preferred Minor : 0
Persistence : Superblock is persistent
Update Time : Mon Oct 8 23:59:27 2007
State : active, degraded, Not Started
Active Devices : 3
Working Devices : 5
Failed Devices : 0
Spare Devices : 2
Layout : left-symmetric
Chunk Size : 16K
Delta Devices : 2, (3->5)
UUID : 25da80a6:d56eb9d6:0d7656f3:2f233380
Events : 0.470134
Number Major Minor RaidDevice State
0 8 0 0 active sync /dev/sda
1 8 16 1 active sync /dev/sdb
2 8 32 2 active sync /dev/sdc
3 0 0 3 removed
4 0 0 4 removed
5 8 48 - spare /dev/sdd
6 8 64 - spare /dev/sde
nas:~# mdadm -E /dev/sd[a-e]
/dev/sda:
Magic : a92b4efc
Version : 00.91.00
UUID : 25da80a6:d56eb9d6:0d7656f3:2f233380
Creation Time : Sat Sep 15 21:11:41 2007
Raid Level : raid5
Device Size : 488308672 (465.69 GiB 500.03 GB)
Array Size : 1953234688 (1862.75 GiB 2000.11 GB)
Raid Devices : 5
Total Devices : 5
Preferred Minor : 0
Reshape pos'n : 872095808 (831.70 GiB 893.03 GB)
Delta Devices : 2 (3->5)
Update Time : Mon Oct 8 23:59:27 2007
State : clean
Active Devices : 5
Working Devices : 5
Failed Devices : 0
Spare Devices : 0
Checksum : f425054d - correct
Events : 0.470134
Layout : left-symmetric
Chunk Size : 16K
Number Major Minor RaidDevice State
this 0 8 0 0 active sync /dev/sda
0 0 8 0 0 active sync /dev/sda
1 1 8 16 1 active sync /dev/sdb
2 2 8 32 2 active sync /dev/sdc
3 3 8 64 3 active sync /dev/sde
4 4 8 48 4 active sync /dev/sdd
/dev/sdb:
Magic : a92b4efc
Version : 00.91.00
UUID : 25da80a6:d56eb9d6:0d7656f3:2f233380
Creation Time : Sat Sep 15 21:11:41 2007
Raid Level : raid5
Device Size : 488308672 (465.69 GiB 500.03 GB)
Array Size : 1953234688 (1862.75 GiB 2000.11 GB)
Raid Devices : 5
Total Devices : 5
Preferred Minor : 0
Reshape pos'n : 872095808 (831.70 GiB 893.03 GB)
Delta Devices : 2 (3->5)
Update Time : Mon Oct 8 23:59:27 2007
State : clean
Active Devices : 5
Working Devices : 5
Failed Devices : 0
Spare Devices : 0
Checksum : f425055f - correct
Events : 0.470134
Layout : left-symmetric
Chunk Size : 16K
Number Major Minor RaidDevice State
this 1 8 16 1 active sync /dev/sdb
0 0 8 0 0 active sync /dev/sda
1 1 8 16 1 active sync /dev/sdb
2 2 8 32 2 active sync /dev/sdc
3 3 8 64 3 active sync /dev/sde
4 4 8 48 4 active sync /dev/sdd
/dev/sdc:
Magic : a92b4efc
Version : 00.91.00
UUID : 25da80a6:d56eb9d6:0d7656f3:2f233380
Creation Time : Sat Sep 15 21:11:41 2007
Raid Level : raid5
Device Size : 488308672 (465.69 GiB 500.03 GB)
Array Size : 1953234688 (1862.75 GiB 2000.11 GB)
Raid Devices : 5
Total Devices : 5
Preferred Minor : 0
Reshape pos'n : 872095808 (831.70 GiB 893.03 GB)
Delta Devices : 2 (3->5)
Update Time : Mon Oct 8 23:59:27 2007
State : clean
Active Devices : 5
Working Devices : 5
Failed Devices : 0
Spare Devices : 0
Checksum : f4250571 - correct
Events : 0.470134
Layout : left-symmetric
Chunk Size : 16K
Number Major Minor RaidDevice State
this 2 8 32 2 active sync /dev/sdc
0 0 8 0 0 active sync /dev/sda
1 1 8 16 1 active sync /dev/sdb
2 2 8 32 2 active sync /dev/sdc
3 3 8 64 3 active sync /dev/sde
4 4 8 48 4 active sync /dev/sdd
/dev/sdd:
Magic : a92b4efc
Version : 00.91.00
UUID : 25da80a6:d56eb9d6:0d7656f3:2f233380
Creation Time : Sat Sep 15 21:11:41 2007
Raid Level : raid5
Device Size : 488308672 (465.69 GiB 500.03 GB)
Array Size : 1953234688 (1862.75 GiB 2000.11 GB)
Raid Devices : 5
Total Devices : 5
Preferred Minor : 0
Reshape pos'n : 872095808 (831.70 GiB 893.03 GB)
Delta Devices : 2 (3->5)
Update Time : Mon Oct 8 23:59:27 2007
State : clean
Active Devices : 5
Working Devices : 5
Failed Devices : 0
Spare Devices : 0
Checksum : f42505b9 - correct
Events : 0.470134
Layout : left-symmetric
Chunk Size : 16K
Number Major Minor RaidDevice State
this 5 8 48 -1 spare /dev/sdd
0 0 8 0 0 active sync /dev/sda
1 1 8 16 1 active sync /dev/sdb
2 2 8 32 2 active sync /dev/sdc
3 3 8 64 3 active sync /dev/sde
4 4 8 48 4 active sync /dev/sdd
/dev/sde:
Magic : a92b4efc
Version : 00.91.00
UUID : 25da80a6:d56eb9d6:0d7656f3:2f233380
Creation Time : Sat Sep 15 21:11:41 2007
Raid Level : raid5
Device Size : 488308672 (465.69 GiB 500.03 GB)
Array Size : 1953234688 (1862.75 GiB 2000.11 GB)
Raid Devices : 5
Total Devices : 5
Preferred Minor : 0
Reshape pos'n : 872095808 (831.70 GiB 893.03 GB)
Delta Devices : 2 (3->5)
Update Time : Mon Oct 8 23:59:27 2007
State : clean
Active Devices : 5
Working Devices : 5
Failed Devices : 0
Spare Devices : 0
Checksum : f42505db - correct
Events : 0.470134
Layout : left-symmetric
Chunk Size : 16K
Number Major Minor RaidDevice State
this 6 8 64 -1 spare /dev/sde
0 0 8 0 0 active sync /dev/sda
1 1 8 16 1 active sync /dev/sdb
2 2 8 32 2 active sync /dev/sdc
3 3 8 64 3 active sync /dev/sde
4 4 8 48 4 active sync /dev/sdd
nas:~# mdadm /dev/md0 -r /dev/sde
mdadm: hot remove failed for /dev/sde: No such device
nas:~# cat /proc/mdstat
Personalities : [raid6] [raid5] [raid4]
md0 : inactive sda[0] sdd[5](S) sde[6](S) sdc[2] sdb[1]
2441543360 blocks super 0.91
unused devices: <none>
So reshaping was almost done.
The way I imagine how reshaping works you'd basically have an already
remapped area growing from the start of the drives (which grows during
remapping) and some not-yet-remapped-area which spans from the end of
the drives towards wherever remapping is currently reading data from.
At the beginning of the processing it equals the start of the drives
but it shrinks faster than the remapped area grows. So there is a
growing gap between the two areas which contains still original
unmapped data.
The point is, as soon as this area grows large enough the backup-file
should become unneeded.
Ok, now if mdadm wants me to provide that file I should also be able
to re-create it using the "Reshape pos'n" and the drive geometry (and
dd).
Now the question is how to do it? I also have build mdadm-2.6.3 which appears to see things more clearly: nas:~/mdadm-2.6.3# ./mdadm -A /dev/md0 /dev/sd[a-e] mdadm: Failed to restore critical section for reshape, sorry. So if I could create the backup file I should be able to continue.. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Alexander. ======================================================================== # _ __ _ __ http://www.nagilum.org/ \n icq://69646724 # # / |/ /__ ____ _(_) /_ ____ _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \n +491776461165 # # / / _ `/ _ `/ / / // / ' \ Amiga (68k/PPC): AOS/NetBSD/Linux # # /_/|_/\_,_/\_, /_/_/\_,_/_/_/_/ Mac (PPC): MacOS-X / NetBSD /Linux # # /___/ x86: FreeBSD/Linux/Solaris/Win2k ARM9: EPOC EV6 # ======================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------- cakebox.homeunix.net - all the machine one needs..
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