# Create an array, fail one device while array is active, stop array, # then re-assemble listing the failed device first. mdadm -CR $md1 -l5 -n4 $dev0 $dev1 $dev2 $dev3 check wait echo 2000 > /sys/block/md1/md/safe_mode_delay mkfs $md1 mdadm $md1 -f $dev0 mdadm -S $md1 mdadm -A $md1 $dev0 $dev1 $dev2 $dev3 || exit 1