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.\" -*- nroff -*- |
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.TH MDASSEMBLE 8 "" v1.11.0 |
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.SH NAME |
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mdassemble \- assemble MD devices |
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.I aka |
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Linux Software Raid. |
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.SH SYNOPSIS |
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.BI mdassemble |
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.SH DESCRIPTION |
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.B mdassemble |
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is a tiny program that can be used to assemble MD devices inside an |
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initial ramdisk (initrd) or initramfs, it is meant to replace the in-kernel |
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automatic raid detection and activation. |
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It can be built statically and linked against lightweight libc alternatives, like |
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.B dietlibc, |
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.B klibc |
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or |
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.B uClibc. |
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.SH USAGE |
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Invoking |
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.B mdassemble |
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has the same effect as invoking |
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.B mdadm --assemble --scan. |
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.SH OPTIONS |
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There are no options to |
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.B mdassemble. |
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.SH FILES |
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.SS /etc/mdadm.conf |
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The config file lists which devices may be scanned to see if |
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they contain MD super block, and gives identifying information |
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(e.g. UUID) about known MD arrays. See |
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.BR mdadm.conf (5) |
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for more details. |
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.B mdassemble |
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supports all configuration parameters defined in |
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.B mdadm.conf |
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with the exception of |
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.B auto= |
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which is supported only if mdadm was built with the |
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.B -DMDASSEMBLE_AUTO |
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define. |
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.SH SEE ALSO |
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.PP |
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.BR mdadm (8), |
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.BR mdadm.conf (5), |
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.BR md (4). |
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.PP |
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.BR diet (1). |