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authorNeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>2012-11-28 10:19:52 +1100
committerNeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>2012-11-28 10:19:52 +1100
commit262e3b7fe88d5bb7a29ace6a077bd3a2505820f1 (patch)
treef24a5eab97c7d327b8075fb9cb21af2260a1b45c /mdadm.8.in
parent5fe7f5f7c8c4c02e108d48aec5463329870ff71b (diff)
Manage: Add support for --re-add faulty
mdadm /dev/mdXX --re-add faulty will identify any faulty devices in the array, remove them, and --re-add them. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
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@@ -1260,9 +1260,21 @@ explanation of their use.
If the device name given is
.B missing
-then mdadm will try to find any device that looks like it should be
+then
+.I mdadm
+will try to find any device that looks like it should be
part of the array but isn't and will try to re\-add all such devices.
+If the device name given is
+.B faulty
+then
+.I mdadm
+will find all devices in the array that are marked
+.BR faulty ,
+remove them and attempt to immediately re\-add them. This can be
+useful if you are certain that the reason for failure has been
+resolved.
+
.TP
.BR \-r ", " \-\-remove
remove listed devices. They must not be active. i.e. they should