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diff --git a/mdassemble.8 b/mdassemble.8 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6cb005c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/mdassemble.8 @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +.\" -*- nroff -*- +.TH MDASSEMBLE 8 "" v3.4 +.SH NAME +mdassemble \- assemble MD devices +.I aka +Linux Software RAID + +.SH SYNOPSIS + +.BI mdassemble + +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B mdassemble +is a tiny program that can be used to assemble MD devices inside an +initial ramdisk (initrd) or initramfs; it is meant to replace the in-kernel +automatic RAID detection and activation. +It can be built statically and linked against lightweight libc alternatives, like +.B dietlibc, +.B klibc +or +.B uClibc. + +.SH USAGE +Invoking +.B mdassemble +has the same effect as invoking +.B mdadm \-\-assemble \-\-scan. +.PP +Invoking +.B mdassemble +a second time will make all defined arrays readwrite, this is useful if +using the +.B start_ro +module parameter. + +.SH OPTIONS + +There are no options to +.B mdassemble. + +.SH FILES + +.SS /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf + +The config file lists which devices may be scanned to see if +they contain MD super block, and gives identifying information +(e.g. UUID) about known MD arrays. See +.BR mdadm.conf (5) +for more details. + +.B mdassemble +supports all configuration parameters defined in +.B mdadm.conf +with the exception of +.B auto= +which is supported only if mdadm was built with the +.B \-DMDASSEMBLE_AUTO +define. + +.SH SEE ALSO +.PP +.BR mdadm (8), +.BR mdadm.conf (5), +.BR md (4), +.BR diet (1). |