Bug 491236

Summary:	Anaconda Recovery and two md0 arrays
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	peter.senna
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Radek Vykydal <rvykydal>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Priority:	low
Version:	9	CC:	anaconda-maint-list, pjones, rmaximo, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Description peter.senna 2009-03-19 23:40:37 UTC

Description of problem:

I was using Fedora 9 on my server with 2 80 GB HDs. I was using software RAID on those HDs. The raid device name was /dev/md0. Then I bought two larger HDs. I've done a clean install using only the 2 new Hds. During the install process, there were only the 2 new HDs. I'm using software raid level 1 on both new and old HDs.

After install and update my new installation, it was required to copy files from the old software RAID array to the new one.

I installed the 4 HDs on my server and booted the Fedora 9 installation DVD in recovery mode.

Anaconda asked me if I would like to mount my filesystem, I answered yes. Then other question asking if my system root was at "md0" or at "md0". The spelling is correct. Two times md0.

Doing this way I was unable to mount both raid arrays using anaconda. Only one at a time. This was caused because mdadm --examine --scan reports two /dev/md0 arrays.

To be able to copy the files from one raid array to other it was required to answer no when Anaconda asked about mounting root filesystem and then assembly the arrays by hand. There are four simple steps to to that but it took one day to find it...

My suggestions are:

1 - When there are different raid arrays pointing to the same device, like /dev/md0, Anaconda should ask the user about witch one he wasts at /mnt/sysimage BUT anaconda may give some information to the user like HD size or model to help the user to decide witch one is the correct.

2 - After mounting the /mnt/sysimage, Anaconda should ask if the user wants to mount the other RAID arrays that were found.

Comment 1 Bug Zapper 2009-06-10 03:37:37 UTC

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Comment 2 Bug Zapper 2009-07-14 18:19:58 UTC

Fedora 9 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2009-07-10. Fedora 9 is 
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