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NAME

       dmraid - discover, configure and activate software (ATA)RAID

SYNOPSIS

       dmraid
        {-a|--activate} {y|n|yes|no}
        [-d|--debug]... [-v|--verbose]... [-i|--ignorelocking]
        [-f|--format FORMAT[,FORMAT...]]
        [{-P|--partchar} CHAR]
        [-p|--no_partitions]
        [-Z|--rm_partitions]
        [--separator SEPARATOR]
        [-t|--test]
        [RAID-set...]

       dmraid
        {-b|--block_devices}
        [-c|--display_columns][FIELD[,FIELD...]]...
        [-d|--debug]... [-v|--verbose]...
        [--separator SEPARATOR]
        [device-path...]

       dmraid
        {-h|--help}

       dmraid
        {-l|--list_formats}
        [-d|--debug]... [-v|--verbose]...

       dmraid
        {-n|--native_log}
        [-d|--debug]... [-v|--verbose]... [-i|--ignorelocking]
        [-f|--format FORMAT[,FORMAT...]]
        [--separator SEPARATOR]
        [device-path...]

       dmraid
        {-R| --rebuild}
        RAID-set
        [device-path]

       dmraid
        {-x| --remove}
        [RAID-set]

       dmraid
        -f FORMAT-handler {-C| --create} set
        --type raidlevel
        [--size=setsize --strip stridesize]
        --disk "device-path, device-path [, device-path ...]"

       dmraid [ -f|--format FORMAT-handler] -S|--spare [RAID-set] -M|--media  "device-path"

       dmraid
        {-r|--raid_devices}
        [-c|--display_columns][FIELD[,FIELD...]]...
        [-d|--debug]... [-v|--verbose]... [-i|--ignorelocking]
        [-D|--dump_metadata]
        [-f|--format FORMAT[,FORMAT...]]
        [--separator SEPARATOR]
        [device-path...]

       dmraid
        {-r|--raid_devices}
        [-d|--debug]... [-v|--verbose]... [-i|--ignorelocking]
        [-E|--erase_metadata]
        [-f|--format FORMAT[,FORMAT...]]
        [--separator SEPARATOR]
        [device-path...]

       dmraid
        {-s|--sets}...[a|i|active|inactive]
        [-c|--display_columns][FIELD[,FIELD...]]...
        [-d|--debug]... [-v|--verbose]... [-i|--ignorelocking]
        [-f|--format FORMAT[,FORMAT...]]
        [-g|--display_group]
        [--separator SEPARATOR]
        [RAID-set...]

       dmraid
        {-V/--version}

DESCRIPTION

       dmraid discovers block and software RAID devices (eg, ATARAID) by using multiple different
       metadata format handlers which support various formats (eg,  Highpoint  37x  series).   It
       offers  activating  RAID  sets  made  up  by  2  or  more discovered RAID devices, display
       properties of devices and sets (see option -l  for  supported  metadata  formats).   Block
       device    access    to    activated    RAID    sets   occurs   via   device-mapper   nodes
       /dev/mapper/RaidSetName.  RaidSetName starts with the format name (see  -l  option)  which
       can  be used to access all RAID sets of a specific format easily with certain options (eg,
       -a below).

   OPTIONS
       -a, --activate {y|n} [RAID set...]
              Activates or deactivates all or particular software RAID  set.   In  case  metadata
              format  handlers  are  chosen  with  -f , only RAID sets with such format(s) can be
              activated or deactivated.  Useful if devices  have  multiple  metadata  signatures.
              When activating RAID sets, -p disables the activation of partitions on them, and -Z
              will make dmraid tell the kernel to remove the partitions from the disks underlying
              the  set,  ie  if  sda  is  part of the set, remove sda1, sda2, etc.  This prevents
              applications from directly accessing the disks bypassing dmraid.   RAID  set  names
              given  on command line don't need to be fully specified (eg, "dmraid -ay sil" would
              activate all discovered Silicon Image Medley RAID sets).

       {-b|--block_devices} [device-path...]
              List all or particular discovered block devices with their properties (size, serial
              number).   Add  -c to display block device names only and -cc for CSV column output
              of block device properties.  See description of -c below for FIELD identifiers.

       [-d|--debug]...
              Enable debugging output. Option can be given multiple times  increasing  the  debug
              output level.

       [-c|--display_columns][FIELD[,FIELD...]]...
              Display  properties of block devices, RAID sets and devices in column(s).  Optional
              list specifying which FIELDs to display.
              For -b:
              d[evpath]|p[ath], sec[tors]|si[ze], ser[ialnumber].
              For -r:
              de[vpath]|p[ath],  f[ormat],  r[aidname],   t[ype],   st[atus],   se[ctors]|si[ze],
              da[taoffset]|o[ffset].
              For -s:
              f[ormat],  r[aidname],  t[ype],  sta[tus],  str[ide],  se[ctors]|si[ze], su[bsets],
              d[evices], sp[ares].

       [-f|--format FORMAT[,FORMAT...]]
              Use metadata format handler(s) to discover RAID devices.  See  -l  for  a  list  of
              supported format handler names. This is useful to select particular formats in case
              multiple metadata signatures are found on a  device.  A  comma  separated  list  of
              format names can be specified which may not contain white space.

       {-h|--help}
              Display help text.

       {-i|--ignorelocking}
              Don't  take  out any locks. Useful in early boot where no read/write access to /var
              is available.

       {-l|--list_formats}
              List all available metadata format handlers  with  their  names  and  descriptions.
              Supported RAID levels are listed in parenthesis:

              S: Span (concatenation)
              0: RAID0 (stripe)
              1: RAID1 (mirror)
              10: RAID10 (mirror on top of stripes)
              01: RAID10 (stripe on top of mirrors) Note: Intel OROM displays this as RAID10

       {-n|--native_log} [device-path...]
              Display  metadata  in  native,  vendor-specific  format.  In case a metadata format
              handler is chosen with -f only RAID devices with such format will be  displayed  in
              native format.  If device-path(s) is/are given on the command line, native metadata
              output is restricted to those listed.

       [{-P|--partchar} CHAR]
              Use CHAR as the separator between the device name and the partition number.

       {-R| --rebuild} RAID-set [device-path]
              Rebuild raid array after a drive has failed and a new drive is  added.   For  Intel
              chipset  based  systems, there are two methods in which a new drive is added to the
              system.

              1. Using OROM to identify a new drive
                  During system reboot, enter OROM and mark the new drive as the rebuild drive.
                  After booting to the OS, use the dmraid command to rebuild.

                  Example: dmraid -R raid_set

              2. Using dmraid to identify a new drive
                  Boot to the OS and use the dmraid command with the  new  drive  as  the  second
              parameter.

                  Example: dmraid -R raid_set /dev/sdc

              3. Using hot spare drive
                  Mark  a  drive  as hot spare using the "dmraid -f isw -S" command. Then use the
              dmraid command to start the rebuild.

                  Example: dmraid -R raid_set

       {-x|--remove} [RAID-set]
              Delete one or all existing software RAID devices from the metadata.

       -f FORMAT-handler {-C|--create} --type raidlevel [--size=setsize --strip stripsize] --disk
       device-path, device-path [,device-path]
              Delete  one  or  all  existing  Configure  a  software  RAID  device  and store the
              configuration data in a group of hard drive devices consisting of this array.  This
              command requires the following options:

              -f FORMAT-handler
                   metadata format (see "dmraid -l")
              --type digit[digit...]
                   specify the raid level of the software RAID set.
                        0:  raid0
                        1:  raid1
                        5:  raid5
                        01: raid01 (isw raid10)
              --size: [digits[k|K|m|M|g|G][b|B]]
                   specify the size of the RAID set.The number is an integer followed by [kKmMgG]
              and/or [bB].
                        b: byte (default)
                        B: block (512 bytes)
                        K or K: on the base of 1024
                        m or M: on the base of 1024*1024
                        g or G: on the base of 1024*1024*1024
              If this option is missing, it's set to the  default  value  pre-configured  by  the
              vendor.  Note  that  different  vendors  may  apply  different  constraints  on the
              granularity of the size or the minimal value.
              --strip: [digits[k|K|m|M|g|G][b|B]]
                   specify the strip size of a RAID1, RAID5, and RAID10 RAID set (as above)
              --disk: device-path[{,| }device-path...]
                   specify the array of the hard drives, e.g. /dev/sda.

       -f FORMAT-handler -S -M device-path
              -S -M device-path

              This command adds hot spare support for one or more RAID sets.

              1. When used with a format handler, which supports hot spare sets (e.g. isw), a hot
              spare  is  marked  to be used when rebuilding any RAID set of that format.  2. When
              used when specifying a RAID set, the drive is added to that RAID set  and  will  be
              used  only  to  rebuild  that  set.  Note:  If the specified name does not match an
              existing RAID-set, a set with the new name will be created.

       {-r|--raid_devices} [device-path...]
              List all discovered RAID devices with format, RAID level,  sectors  used  and  data
              offset into the device.  In case a metadata format handler is chosen with -f , only
              RAID devices with such format can be discovered. Useful if  devices  have  multiple
              metadata  signatures.   If  -D  is added to -r the RAID metadata gets dumped into a
              subdirectory named dmraid.format_name  (eg.  format_name  =  isw)  in  files  named
              devicename.dat.   The  byte  offset  where the metadata is located on the device is
              written into files named devicename.offset and the size of the  device  in  sectors
              into files named devicename.size.

              If  -E  is  added to -r the RAID metadata on the devices gets conditionally erased.
              Useful to erase old metadata after new one of different type has been stored  on  a
              device  in  order  to  avoid  discovering  both.  If you enter -E option -D will be
              enforced in order to have a fallback in case the wrong metadata got erased.  Manual
              copying  back  onto the device is needed to recover from erasing the wrong metadata
              using the dumped files devicename_formatname.dat and  devicename_formatname.offset.
              Eg, to restore all *.dat files in the working directory to the respective devices:

              for f in *.dat
              do
                   dd if=$f of=/dev/${f%%.dat} \
                   seek=`cat ${f%%dat}offset` bs=1
              done

              If  device-path(s)  is/are  given  on  the  command  line,  the  above  actions are
              restricted to those listed.  Add -c to display RAID device names only and  -cc  for
              CSV column output of RAID device properties.  See description of -c above for FIELD
              identifiers.

       --separator SEPARATOR
              Use SEPARATOR as a delimiter for all options taking or displaying lists.

       -s... [a|i] [RAID-set...]
              Display properties of RAID sets. Multiple RAID  set  names  can  be  given  on  the
              command  line  which  don't  need  to be fully specified (eg, "dmraid -s hpt" would
              display all discovered Highpoint RAID sets). Enter -s twice to display RAID subsets
              too.   Add -c to display names of RAID sets only, -cc for CSV column output of RAID
              set properties and -ccc for inclusion of block  devices  in  the  listing.  Doesn't
              imply  -s  -s  to  show RAID subsets (implied for group sets, e.g. isw).  Add -g to
              include information about group RAID sets (as with  Intel  Software  RAID)  in  the
              listing.   See  description of -c above for FIELD identifiers.  Note: Size is given
              in sectors (not bytes).

       [-v|--verbose]...
              Enable verbose runtime information output.  Option  can  be  given  multiple  times
              increasing the verbosity level.

EXAMPLES

       "dmraid  -l"  lists  all  supported  metadata  formats  with  their  names along with some
       descriptive information, eg:
       hpt37x : (+) Highpoint HPT37X
       hpt45x : (+) Highpoint HPT45X
       isw    : (+) Intel Software RAID
       lsi    : (0) LSI Logic MegaRAID
       nvidia : (+) NVidia RAID
       pdc    : (+) Promise FastTrack
       sil    : (+) Silicon Image(tm) Medley(tm)
       via    : (+) VIA Software RAID
       dos    : (+) DOS partitions on SW RAIDs
       (0): Discover, (+): Discover+Activate

       "dmraid -ay" activates all software RAID sets discovered.

       "dmraid -an" deactivates all active software RAID sets which are  not  open  (eg,  mounted
       filesystem on them).

       "dmraid -ay -f pdc" (pdc looked up from "dmraid -l") activates all software RAID sets with
       Promise format discovered and ignores all other supported formats.

       "dmraid -r" discovers all software RAID devices supported on your system, eg:
       /dev/dm-46: hpt45x, "hpt45x_chidjhaiaa-0", striped, ok, 320172928 sectors, data@ 0
       /dev/dm-50: hpt45x, "hpt45x_chidjhaiaa-0", striped, ok, 320172928 sectors, data@ 0
       /dev/dm-54: hpt45x, "hpt45x_chidjhaiaa-1", striped, ok, 320172928 sectors, data@ 0
       /dev/dm-58: hpt45x, "hpt45x_chidjhaiaa-1", striped, ok, 320172928 sectors, data@ 0

       "dmraid -s -s hpt45x_chidjhaiaa" displays properties of set "hpt45x_chidjhaiaa", eg:
       *** Superset
       name   : hpt45x_chidjhaiaa
       size   : 640345856
       stride : 128
       type   : raid10
       status : ok
       subsets: 2
       dev    : 4
       spare  : 0
       ---> Subset
       name   : hpt45x_chidjhaiaa-0
       size   : 640345856
       stride : 128
       type   : stripe
       status : ok
       subsets: 0
       dev    : 2
       spare  : 0
       ---> Subset
       name   : hpt45x_chidjhaiaa-1
       size   : 640345856
       stride : 128
       type   : stripe
       status : ok
       subsets: 0
       dev    : 2
       spare  : 0

       "dmraid -s -ccs hpt45" displays properties in column format of all sets and  subsets  with
       hpt45* format, eg:
       hpt45x_chidjhaiaa,640345856,128,raid10,ok,4,0
       hpt45x_chidjhaiaa-a,640345856,128,stripe,ok,2,0
       hpt45x_chidjhaiaa-b,640345856,128,stripe,ok,2,0

       "dmraid  -r  --sep  :  -cpath:size" display paths and sizes in sectors for RAID devices in
       column format using ':' as a delimiter, eg:
       /dev/dm-8:320173055
       /dev/dm-12:320173055
       /dev/dm-22:320173055
       /dev/dm-26:320173055
       /dev/dm-30:586114703
       /dev/dm-34:586114703
       /dev/dm-38:586114703
       /dev/dm-42:586114703
       /dev/dm-46:156301487
       /dev/dm-50:156301487
       /dev/dm-54:390624896
       /dev/dm-58:390624896
       /dev/dm-62:390624896
       /dev/dm-66:390624896

       "dmraid -f isw -C Raid0 --type 0 --strip 8k --size 20g --disk "/dev/sdb /dev/sdc"" creates
       an  ISW volume with a name of "Raid0", 20Gig bytes in total, and 8kilo bytes strip size on
       two disks.

       "dmraid -f isw -C Test0 --type 0 --disk "/dev/sdd /dev/sde"" creates an  ISW  volume  with
       the default size and strip size.

       "dmraid  -f  isw  -C  Test10  --type  01  --strip  128B --disk "/dev/sda /dev/sdb /dev/sdc
       /dev/sdd" creates a stacked RAID device, RAID10 (isw format), with a name of "Test10", 128
       blocks (512bytes) strip size , and the default volume size on 4 disks.

       "dmraid -f isw -S -M /dev/sde" marks the device /dev/sde as a hot spare for rebuild

       "dmraid  -R  isw_djaggchdde_RAID1  /dev/sde"  starts  rebuild of the RAID volume on device
       /dev/sde

DIAGNOSTICS

       dmraid returns an exit code of 0 for success or 1 for error.

AUTHOR

       Heinz Mauelshagen <Mauelshagen@RedHat.com>