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Diffstat (limited to 'mdadm.8')
| -rw-r--r-- | mdadm.8 | 12 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
@@ -625,13 +625,17 @@ initial resync work faster). With will not try to be so clever. .TP -.BR \-a ", " "\-\-auto{=no,yes,md,mdp,part,p}{NN}" -Instruct mdadm to create the device file if needed, possibly allocating +.BR \-a ", " "\-\-auto{=yes,md,mdp,part,p}{NN}" +Instruct mdadm how to create the device file if needed, possibly allocating an unused minor number. "md" causes a non-partitionable array -to be used. "mdp", "part" or "p" causes a partitionable array (2.6 and +to be used (though since Linux 2.6.28, these array devices are in fact +partitionable). "mdp", "part" or "p" causes a partitionable array (2.6 and later) to be used. "yes" requires the named md device to have a 'standard' format, and the type and minor number will be determined -from this. See DEVICE NAMES below. +from this. With mdadm 3.0, device creation is normally left up to +.I udev +so this option is unlikely to be needed. +See DEVICE NAMES below. The argument can also come immediately after "\-a". e.g. "\-ap". |