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MDADM.CONF(5) MDADM.CONF(5)
NNAAMMEE
mdadm.conf - configuration for management of Software Raid
with mdadm
SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
/etc/mdadm.conf
DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
mmddaaddmm is a tool for creating, managing, and monitoring
RAID devices using the mmdd driver in Linux.
Some common tasks, such as assembling all arrays, can be
simplified by describing the devices and array in this
configuration file.
SSYYNNTTAAXX
The file should be seen as a collection of words separated
by white space (space, tab, or newline). Any word that
beings with a hash sign (#) starts a comment and that word
together with the remainder of the line are ignored.
Any line that start with white space (space or tab) is
treated as though it were a continuation of the previous
line.
Empty lines are ignored, but otherwise each (non continua-
tion) line must start with a keyword as listed below. The
key words are case insensitive and can be abbreviated to 3
characters.
The keywords are:
DDEEVVIICCEE A ddeevviiccee line lists the devices (whole devices or
partitions) that might contain a component of an MD
array. When looking for the components of an
array, mmddaaddmm will scan these devices and no others.
The ddeevviiccee line may contain a number of different
devices (separated by spaces) and each device name
can contain wild cards as defined by gglloobb(7).
Also, there may be several device lines present in
the file.
For example:
DEVICE /dev/hda* /dev/hdc*
DEV /dev/sd*
DEVICE /dev/discs/disc*/disc
AARRRRAAYY The ARRAY lines identify actual arrays. The second
word on the line should be the name of the device
where the array is normally assembled, such as
//ddeevv//mmdd11. Subsequent words identify the array, or
identify the array as a member of a group. If mul-
tiple identities are given, then the array must
match ALL identities to be considered a match.
Each identity word has a tag, and equals sign, and
some value. The options are:
uuuuiidd== The value should be a 128 bit uuid in hexadeci-
mal, with punctuation interspersed if desired.
This must match the uuid stored in the
superblock.
ssuuppeerr--mmiinnoorr==
The value is an integer which indicates the
minor number that was stored in the superblock
when the array was created. When an array is
created as /dev/mdX, then the minor number X is
stored.
ddeevviicceess==
The value is a comma separated list of device
names. Precisely these devices will be used to
assemble the array. Note that the devices
listed there must also be listed on a DEVICE
line.
lleevveell== The value is a raid level. This is not nor-
mally used to identify an array, but is sup-
ported so that the output of
mmddaaddmm ----eexxaammiinnee ----ssccaann
can be use directly in the configuration file.
ddiisskkss== The value is the number of disks in a complete
active array. As with lleevveell== this is mainly
for compatibility with the output of
mmddaaddmm ----eexxaammiinnee ----ssccaann.
ssppaarree--ggrroouupp==
The value is a textual name for a group of
arrays. All arrays with the same ssppaarree--ggrroouupp
name are considered to be part of the same
group. The significance of a group of arrays
is that mmddaaddmm will, when monitoring the arrays,
move a spare drive from one array in a group to
another array in that group if the first array
had a failed or missing drive but no spare.
MMAAIILLAADDDDRR
The mmaaiillaaddddrr line gives an E-mail address that
alerts should be sent to when is running in ----mmoonnii--
ttoorr mode (and was given the ----ssccaann option). There
should only be one MMAAIILLAADDDDRR line and it should have
only one address.
PPRROOGGRRAAMM
The pprrooggrraamm line gives the name of a program to be
run when mmddaaddmm ----mmoonniittoorr detects potentially inter-
esting events on any of the arrays that it is moni-
toring. This program gets run with two or three
arguments, they being the Event, the md device, and
possibly the related component device.
There should only be one pprrooggrraamm line and it should
be give only one program.
SSEEEE AALLSSOO
mmddaaddmm(8), mmdd(4).
MDADM.CONF(5)
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