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author | NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de> | 2013-03-04 17:25:36 +1100 |
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committer | NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de> | 2013-03-04 17:25:36 +1100 |
commit | 401f095c39b732b4247bd728cb493eb7bb692298 (patch) | |
tree | b1a638ccd8416e4ac40e33dc91c00d6b4336da2e /mdadm.8.in | |
parent | c1ea5a98098aa480712824abb34065d98c2ff8d0 (diff) |
mdadm.8: Detail use for IMSM_NO_PLATFORM environment variable.
Suggested-by: Marcin Tomczak <marcin.tomczak@intel.com>
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@@ -2710,6 +2710,21 @@ to '1', the .I mdadm will create and devices that are needed. +.TP +.B IMSM_NO_PLATFORM +A key value of IMSM metadata is that it allows interoperability with +boot ROMs on Intel platforms, and with other major operating systems. +Consequently, +.I mdadm +will only allow an IMSM array to be created or modified if detects +that it is running on an Intel platform which supports IMSM, and +supports the particular configuration of IMSM that is being requested +(some functionality requires newer OROM support). + +These checks can be suppressed by setting IMSM_NO_PLATFORM=1 in the +environment. This can be useful for testing or for disaster +recovery. You should be aware that interoperability may be +compromised by setting this value. .SH EXAMPLES .B " mdadm \-\-query /dev/name-of-device" |