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author | Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de> | 2007-05-21 14:25:44 +1000 |
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committer | Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de> | 2007-05-21 14:25:44 +1000 |
commit | 1f48664b8e65cafa65d121bb626649a6310cfaf2 (patch) | |
tree | 83ecb51e0102d5ae4e4a7bd50930ade1301bfd75 /mdadm.8 | |
parent | 69646c1483b7b728d77ae2c944d624f8c05ad4db (diff) | |
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Add --auto-detect for in-kernel autodetect.
This is equivalent to raidautorun that some distros provide.
Diffstat (limited to 'mdadm.8')
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@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ information gathering operations. '''This mode allows operations on independent devices such as examine MD '''superblocks, erasing old superblocks and stopping active arrays. +.TP +.B Auto-detect +This mode does not act on a specific device or array, but rather it +requests the Linux Kernel to activate any auto-detected arrays. .SH OPTIONS .SH Options for selecting a mode are: @@ -181,9 +185,24 @@ mode. Change the size or shape of an active array. .TP -.BE \-I ", " \-\-incremental +.BR \-I ", " \-\-incremental Add a single device into an appropriate array, and possibly start the array. +.TP +.B \-\-auto-detect +Request that the kernel starts any auto-detected arrays. This can only +work if +.I md +is compiled into the kernel \(em not if it is a module. +Arrays can be auto-detected by the kernel if all the components are in +primary MS-DOS partitions with partition type +.BR FD . +In-kernel autodetect is not recommended for new installations. Using +.I mdadm +to detect and assemble arrays \(em possibly in an +.I initrd +\(em is substantially more flexible and should be preferred. + .P If a device is given before any options, or if the first option is .BR \-\-add , |