---
title: "mdadm"
linkTitle: "mdadm"
date: 2011-11-15
description: >
  mdadm
---

## Watch the array status

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watch -d -n10 mdadm --detail /dev/md127
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## Recovery from livecd

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mdadm --examine --scan >> /etc/mdadm.conf
mdadm --assemble --scan /dev/md/root
mount /dev/md127 /mnt  # or vgscan...
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If auto detection does not work, you can still assemble an array manually :
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mdadm --assemble /dev/md0 /dev/sda1 /dev/sdb1 
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## Resync an array

First rigorously check the output of `cat /proc/mdstat`
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mdadm --manage --re-add /dev/md0 /dev/sdb1
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## Destroy an array

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mdadm --stop /dev/md0
mdadm --zero-superblock /dev/sda
mdadm --zero-superblock /dev/sdb
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