Re: got a mdadm puzzler
Gene,
I just don't know where to start with finding relevant bits to quote
from your text.
I find it unlikely that several of the drives you have bought should
all be failed and dead. I'm concerned that you're prematurely
jumping to conclusions and junking them.
It's normal for the device nodes to change as you unplug and plug
drives. They will increment through the alphabet until /dev/sdz
turns into /dev/sdaa and so on. If you are referring to drives by
the device node then this will confuse you and inevitably lead to a
catastrophic error. You may be better off consistently using the
links in /dev/disk/by-id/ which will be based upon the drive serial
numbers.
Maybe it would be best to put the 4 drives aside and try to get a
stable working system before you mess with them again. This talk of
not being able to reboot sounds like a more serious thing to get
straightened out.
Cheers,
Andy
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