Public bug reported: For some reason, a functioning RAID1 array that contains a RAID0 array as a member does not properly assemble after rebooting.
Before rebooting, when everything is running fine, this is what /proc/mdstat looks like: rune@rune-desktop:~$ cat /proc/mdstat Personalities : [raid0] [linear] [multipath] [raid1] [raid6] [raid5] [raid4] [raid10] md0 : active raid0 sdd1[1] sdc1[0] 1953522688 blocks super 1.2 512k chunks md2 : active raid1 md0[2] sdb1[0] 1953382488 blocks super 1.2 [2/2] [UU] unused devices: <none> After rebooting it looks like this: rune@rune-desktop:~$ cat /proc/mdstat Personalities : [raid0] [linear] [multipath] [raid1] [raid6] [raid5] [raid4] [raid10] md0 : active raid0 sdd1[1] sdc1[0] 1953522688 blocks super 1.2 512k chunks md2 : active (auto-read-only) raid1 sdb1[0] 1953382488 blocks super 1.2 [2/1] [U_] unused devices: <none> This can be fixed by running: sudo mdadm /dev/md2 --add /dev/md0 But I'd rather not have to do this upon every reboot. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: mdadm 3.2.5-5ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-29.42-generic 3.8.13.5 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-29-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Aug 27 14:30:03 2013 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-06-09 (443 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) MDadmExamine.dev.sda: /dev/sda: MBR Magic : aa55 Partition[0] : 41943040 sectors at 1024 (type 83) Partition[1] : 110162944 sectors at 41944064 (type 83) Partition[2] : 4194304 sectors at 152107008 (type 82) MDadmExamine.dev.sda1: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sda1'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: No md superblock detected on /dev/sda1. MDadmExamine.dev.sda2: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sda2'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: No md superblock detected on /dev/sda2. MDadmExamine.dev.sda3: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sda3'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: No md superblock detected on /dev/sda3. MDadmExamine.dev.sdb: /dev/sdb: MBR Magic : aa55 Partition[0] : 3907027120 sectors at 2048 (type 83) MDadmExamine.dev.sdc: /dev/sdc: MBR Magic : aa55 Partition[0] : 1953523120 sectors at 2048 (type 83) MDadmExamine.dev.sdd: /dev/sdd: MBR Magic : aa55 Partition[0] : 1953523120 sectors at 2048 (type 83) MDadmExamine.dev.sde: /dev/sde: MBR Magic : aa55 Partition[0] : 500118129 sectors at 63 (type 83) MDadmExamine.dev.sde1: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sde1'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: No md superblock detected on /dev/sde1. MachineType: . . MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-29-generic root=UUID=53d93e82-bd1a-4b17-b657-d8694c5adb68 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: mdadm UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-05-03 (115 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 05/26/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG dmi.board.name: IP35 Pro XE(Intel P35-ICH9R) dmi.board.vendor: http://www.abit.com.tw/ dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: System Enclosure Manufacter dmi.chassis.version: OEM dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd05/26/2008:svn.:pn.:pvrSystemVersion:rvnhttp//www.abit.com.tw/:rnIP35ProXE(IntelP35-ICH9R):rvr1.0:cvnSystemEnclosureManufacter:ct3:cvrOEM: dmi.product.name: . dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: . ** Affects: mdadm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1217344 Title: RAID1 array containing a RAID0 array as a member is started in degraded mode upon reboot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mdadm/+bug/1217344/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs