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Diffstat (limited to 'mdadm.conf.5')
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1 files changed, 29 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/mdadm.conf.5 b/mdadm.conf.5 index 4ff0a243..1f01648d 100644 --- a/mdadm.conf.5 +++ b/mdadm.conf.5 @@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ created as /dev/mdX, then the minor number X is stored. The value is a comma separated list of device names or device name patterns. Only devices with names which match one entry in the list will be used -to assemble the array. Note that the devices +to assemble the array. Note that the devices listed there must also be listed on a DEVICE line. .TP .B level= @@ -339,6 +339,32 @@ or Give .B symlinks=no to suppress this symlink creation. + +.TP +.B names=yes +Since Linux 2.6.29 it has been possible to create +.B md +devices with a name like +.B md_home +rather than just a number, like +.BR md3 . +.I mdadm +will use the numeric alternative by default as other tools that interact +with md arrays may expect only numbers. +If +.B names=yes +is given in +.I mdadm.conf +then +.I mdadm +will use a name when appropriate. +If +.B names=no +is given, then non-numeric +.I md +device names will not be used even if the default changes in a future +release of +.IR mdadm . .RE .TP @@ -437,7 +463,7 @@ The known metadata types are .TP .B POLICY -This is used to specify what automatic behavior is allowed on devices +This is used to specify what automatic behavior is allowed on devices newly appearing in the system and provides a way of marking spares that can be moved to other arrays as well as the migration domains. .I Domain @@ -475,7 +501,7 @@ file glob matching anything from .B /dev/disk/by-path .TP .B type= -either +either .B disk or .BR part . |