Bug#603343: [Fwd: Re: i have recreated this bug:a new added hdd is a spare instead of an active device]

[Alexander Kurtz]

-------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht --------
> Von: Denis Toader <denis at nano-net.ro>
> Reply-to: denis at nano-net.ro
> An: Alexander Kurtz <kurtz.alex at googlemail.com>
> Betreff: Re: i have recreated this bug:a new added hdd is a spare
> instead of an active device
> Datum: Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:53:31 +0200
> 
> hi.
> 
> first of all thanks for you good intentions and for your time.
> 
> this is my first experience in reporting bugs, so i do not know if
> this e-mail should go just to you or to the bug also.
> 
> i reopened the bug because i do not find big difference between the
> case described by Spitzauer and my case.
> the only difference is that i created md1 and md3 with 1 disk and then
> added the second disk. i intend in using the same technique on a
> production debian server and i do not afford things to go wrong.
> 
> i will also try to open via launchpad for ubuntu.
> 
> i used those commands
> mdadm --manage /dev/md3 --remove failed
> mdadm --manage /dev/md3 --remove detached
> and i do MY BEST in reading an understanding bug reports in order to
> save others time.
> 
> and the result is this
> 
> 
> dennis1 ~ $ sudo mdadm --manage /dev/md3 --remove failed
> dennis1 ~ $ sudo mdadm --manage /dev/md1 --remove failed
> dennis1 ~ $ sudo mdadm --manage /dev/md1 --remove detached
> dennis1 ~ $ sudo mdadm --manage /dev/md3 --remove detached
> dennis1 ~ $ cat /proc/mdstat
> Personalities : [linear] [multipath] [raid0] [raid1] [raid6] [raid5]
> [raid4] [raid10] 
> md3 : active raid1 sda3[5] sdc3[0]
>       452550976 blocks [5/1] [U____]
>       bitmap: 216/216 pages [864KB], 1024KB chunk
> 
> md1 : active raid1 sda1[1] sdc1[0]
>       30716160 blocks [3/2] [UU_]
>       bitmap: 106/235 pages [424KB], 64KB chunk
> 
> unused devices: <none>
> dennis1 ~ $ sudo mdadm --detail /dev/md3
> /dev/md3:
>         Version : 00.90
>   Creation Time : Wed Dec 22 05:55:45 2010
>      Raid Level : raid1
>      Array Size : 452550976 (431.59 GiB 463.41 GB)
>   Used Dev Size : 452550976 (431.59 GiB 463.41 GB)
>    Raid Devices : 5
>   Total Devices : 2
> Preferred Minor : 3
>     Persistence : Superblock is persistent
> 
>   Intent Bitmap : Internal
> 
>     Update Time : Thu Jan  6 13:51:42 2011
>           State : active, degraded
> Active Devices : 1
> Working Devices : 2
> Failed Devices : 0
>   Spare Devices : 1
> 
>            UUID : 4c2769e4:568869bc:2a972c67:788b998b (local to host
> dennis1)
>          Events : 0.701539
> 
>     Number   Major   Minor   RaidDevice State
>        0       8       35        0      active sync   /dev/sdc3
>        5       8        3        1      spare rebuilding   /dev/sda3
>        2       0        0        2      removed
>        3       0        0        3      removed
>        4       0        0        4      removed
> 
> dennis1 ~ $ cat /proc/mdstat
> Personalities : [linear] [multipath] [raid0] [raid1] [raid6] [raid5]
> [raid4] [raid10] 
> md3 : active raid1 sda3[5] sdc3[0]
>       452550976 blocks [5/1] [U____]
>       bitmap: 216/216 pages [864KB], 1024KB chunk
> 
> md1 : active raid1 sda1[1] sdc1[0]
>       30716160 blocks [3/2] [UU_]
>       bitmap: 106/235 pages [424KB], 64KB chunk
> 
> please see the bolded red lines
> 
> 
> -- 
> Denis Toader
> NanoNet srl
> 0765 340 119
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