On 01/27/2013 02:18 PM, Sam Martin wrote: > I'm about to reinstall linux using 64bit wheezy dist rather than the 32bit on > i inadvertently used. > > I've got a copy of /etc but I'm concerned that in /etc/mdadm/mdadm.config > there is no reference to the array. > > The only lines that are uncommented are > > CREATE owner=root group=disk mode=0660 auto=yes > HOMEHOST = <system> > MAILADDR root
Why keeping a mdadm raid which incompatible binarys? Backup you data, install from scratch and restore your data, makes more sense to me. > Presuably is automatically detecting /dev/md0 (the raid vol)? > > Can anyone offer any opinion/advice on this? i don't want to be in a > position where i cannot get it back up. Make sure you have a working and up2date backup, a print out of your /etc/fstab and the contents from "cat /prod/mdstat" can be helpful as well if something goes wrong. > The raid is a simple mirror at the moment, but I'm guessing I cannot use it > without mdadm if it did go wrong? Of course, you can boot from both disks. Just change the device name in your bootloader from /dev/mdX to i.e the first detected SCSI / SATA disk /dev/sdaX. So if you screw up one of them, boot from the other device and resync your data. Best Frank -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/51054a4e.8010...@dead-link.org
