739296 – Partitions not detected (leading to md array data loss)

Bug 739296 - Partitions not detected (leading to md array data loss)

Summary: Partitions not detected (leading to md array data loss)

Keywords:
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias:	None
Product:	Fedora
Classification:	Fedora
Component:	udev
Sub Component:
Version:	16
Hardware:	x86_64
OS:	Linux
Priority:	unspecified
Severity:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Assignee:	Harald Hoyer
QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+	depends on / blocked

Reported:	2011-09-17 11:05 UTC by Andy Burns
Modified:	2011-09-21 20:11 UTC (History)
CC List:	3 users (show)
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Doc Type:	Bug Fix
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Last Closed:	2011-09-21 20:11:40 UTC
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Red Hat Bugzilla	738035	0	unspecified	CLOSED	Incorrectly assembled array (possibly now corrupted)	2021-02-22 00:41:40 UTC

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Description Andy Burns 2011-09-17 11:05:07 UTC

Description of problem:

I haven't kept entirely abreast of changes in fedora in recent versions, so I hope udev is the correct component, rather than it being devicekit/hal/systemd/randomvoodoo that is responsible.

I have 10 SATA disks in my machine

2x250GB used for 2 RAID1 partitions md0=sda1+sdb1  md1=sda2+sdb2
8x750GB used for 1 RAID5 partition  md2=sdc1+sdh1+sdi1+sdj1+sdk1+sdl1+sdm1+sdn1

sdd/sde/sdf/sdg are irrelevant as they are a USB memory card reader

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
libudev.x86_64       173-3.fc16
systemd.x86_64       35-1.fc16
udev.x86_64          173-3.fc16 
mdadm.x86_64         3.2.2-9.fc16

How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. boot system
2. ls /dev/sd[chijklmn]1
3. cat /proc/mdstat
  
Actual results:
/dev/sd[km]1 devices are present
/dev/sd[chijln]1 devices are absent
crying sounds due to lost 5TB array

Expected results:
/dev/sd[chijklmn]1 partitions should all exist
all raid arrays detected and assembled correctly

Additional info:

From dmesg and fdisk it is clear the partitions do actually exist on all disks, but the devices for them have not been created, as seen from systemctl

Why mdadm has chosen to assemble 6/8ths of my array from the raw disks rather than the partitions is a separate mystery.

# dmesg | grep sd[abchijklmn]

[    2.462931] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 488397168 512-byte logical blocks: (250 GB/232 GiB)
[    2.464314] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
[    2.464319] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[    2.464841] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[    2.494755]  sda: sda1 sda2
[    2.499699] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
[    2.929892] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] 488397168 512-byte logical blocks: (250 GB/232 GiB)
[    2.931357] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[    2.931362] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[    2.931821] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[    2.945278]  sdb: sdb1 sdb2
[    2.949733] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk
[    8.367124] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdc] 1465149168 512-byte logical blocks: (750 GB/698 GiB)
[    8.368310] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
[    8.368314] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[    8.368820] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdc] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[    8.390877]  sdc: sdc1
[    8.394656] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI disk
[    8.870890] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdh] 1465149168 512-byte logical blocks: (750 GB/698 GiB)
[    8.872125] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdh] Write Protect is off
[    8.872129] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdh] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[    8.872631] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdh] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[    8.898684]  sdh: sdh1
[    8.902489] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdh] Attached SCSI disk
[    9.371637] sd 11:0:0:0: [sdi] 1465149168 512-byte logical blocks: (750 GB/698 GiB)
[    9.373172] sd 11:0:0:0: [sdi] Write Protect is off
[    9.373177] sd 11:0:0:0: [sdi] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[    9.373590] sd 11:0:0:0: [sdi] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[    9.397791]  sdi: sdi1
[    9.401482] sd 11:0:0:0: [sdi] Attached SCSI disk
[    9.871958] sd 12:0:0:0: [sdj] 1465149168 512-byte logical blocks: (750 GB/698 GiB)
[    9.873457] sd 12:0:0:0: [sdj] Write Protect is off
[    9.873462] sd 12:0:0:0: [sdj] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[    9.873920] sd 12:0:0:0: [sdj] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[    9.895867]  sdj: sdj1
[    9.899565] sd 12:0:0:0: [sdj] Attached SCSI disk
[   10.374225] sd 13:0:0:0: [sdk] 1465149168 512-byte logical blocks: (750 GB/698 GiB)
[   10.375322] sd 13:0:0:0: [sdk] Write Protect is off
[   10.375326] sd 13:0:0:0: [sdk] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[   10.375739] sd 13:0:0:0: [sdk] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[   10.399210]  sdk: sdk1
[   10.403270] sd 13:0:0:0: [sdk] Attached SCSI disk
[   10.874010] sd 14:0:0:0: [sdl] 1465149168 512-byte logical blocks: (750 GB/698 GiB)
[   10.875879] sd 14:0:0:0: [sdl] Write Protect is off
[   10.875883] sd 14:0:0:0: [sdl] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[   10.876339] sd 14:0:0:0: [sdl] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[   10.897014]  sdl: sdl1
[   10.900709] sd 14:0:0:0: [sdl] Attached SCSI disk
[   11.375219] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdm] 1465149168 512-byte logical blocks: (750 GB/698 GiB)
[   11.376258] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdm] Write Protect is off
[   11.376262] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdm] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[   11.376676] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdm] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[   11.401912]  sdm: sdm1
[   11.405670] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdm] Attached SCSI disk
[   11.875884] sd 16:0:0:0: [sdn] 1465149168 512-byte logical blocks: (750 GB/698 GiB)
[   11.877069] sd 16:0:0:0: [sdn] Write Protect is off
[   11.877073] sd 16:0:0:0: [sdn] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[   11.877558] sd 16:0:0:0: [sdn] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[   11.882893]  sdn: sdn1
[   11.886610] sd 16:0:0:0: [sdn] Attached SCSI disk


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# sfdisk -l /dev/sd[abchijklmn]

Disk /dev/sda: 30401 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track
Units = cylinders of 8225280 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from 0

   Device Boot Start     End   #cyls    #blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *      0+     12      13-    103398+  fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sda2         13   30400   30388  244091610   fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sda3          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
/dev/sda4          0       -       0          0    0  Empty

Disk /dev/sdb: 30401 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track
Units = cylinders of 8225280 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from 0

   Device Boot Start     End   #cyls    #blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1   *      0+     12      13-    103398+  fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdb2         13   30400   30388  244091610   fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdb3          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
/dev/sdb4          0       -       0          0    0  Empty

Disk /dev/sdc: 91201 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track
Units = cylinders of 8225280 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from 0

   Device Boot Start     End   #cyls    #blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdc1   *      0+  91200   91201- 732572001   fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdc2          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
/dev/sdc3          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
/dev/sdc4          0       -       0          0    0  Empty

Disk /dev/sdh: 91201 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track
Units = cylinders of 8225280 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from 0

   Device Boot Start     End   #cyls    #blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdh1   *      0+  91200   91201- 732572001   fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdh2          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
/dev/sdh3          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
/dev/sdh4          0       -       0          0    0  Empty

Disk /dev/sdi: 91201 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track
Units = cylinders of 8225280 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from 0

   Device Boot Start     End   #cyls    #blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdi1   *      0+  91200   91201- 732572001   fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdi2          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
/dev/sdi3          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
/dev/sdi4          0       -       0          0    0  Empty

Disk /dev/sdj: 91201 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track
Units = cylinders of 8225280 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from 0

   Device Boot Start     End   #cyls    #blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdj1   *      0+  91200   91201- 732572001   fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdj2          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
/dev/sdj3          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
/dev/sdj4          0       -       0          0    0  Empty

Disk /dev/sdk: 91201 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track
Units = cylinders of 8225280 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from 0

   Device Boot Start     End   #cyls    #blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdk1   *      0+  91200   91201- 732572001   fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdk2          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
/dev/sdk3          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
/dev/sdk4          0       -       0          0    0  Empty

Disk /dev/sdl: 91201 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track
Units = cylinders of 8225280 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from 0

   Device Boot Start     End   #cyls    #blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdl1   *      0+  91200   91201- 732572001   fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdl2          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
/dev/sdl3          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
/dev/sdl4          0       -       0          0    0  Empty

Disk /dev/sdm: 91201 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track
Units = cylinders of 8225280 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from 0

   Device Boot Start     End   #cyls    #blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdm1   *      0+  91200   91201- 732572001   fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdm2          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
/dev/sdm3          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
/dev/sdm4          0       -       0          0    0  Empty

Disk /dev/sdn: 91201 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track
Units = cylinders of 8225280 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from 0

   Device Boot Start     End   #cyls    #blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdn1   *      0+  91200   91201- 732572001   fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdn2          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
/dev/sdn3          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
/dev/sdn4          0       -       0          0    0  Empty


===============================================================

# systemctl --full | grep sd[abchijklmn]

sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1c.0-0000:05:00.0-0000:07:01.0-host10-target10:0:0-10:0:0:0-block-sdh.device loaded active plugged
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1c.0-0000:05:00.0-0000:07:01.0-host11-target11:0:0-11:0:0:0-block-sdi.device loaded active plugged
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1c.0-0000:05:00.0-0000:07:01.0-host12-target12:0:0-12:0:0:0-block-sdj.device loaded active plugged
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1c.0-0000:05:00.0-0000:07:01.0-host13-target13:0:0-13:0:0:0-block-sdk-sdk1.device loaded active plugged
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1c.0-0000:05:00.0-0000:07:01.0-host13-target13:0:0-13:0:0:0-block-sdk.device loaded active plugged
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1c.0-0000:05:00.0-0000:07:01.0-host14-target14:0:0-14:0:0:0-block-sdl.device loaded active plugged
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1c.0-0000:05:00.0-0000:07:01.0-host15-target15:0:0-15:0:0:0-block-sdm-sdm1.device loaded active plugged
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1c.0-0000:05:00.0-0000:07:01.0-host15-target15:0:0-15:0:0:0-block-sdm.device loaded active plugged
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1c.0-0000:05:00.0-0000:07:01.0-host16-target16:0:0-16:0:0:0-block-sdn.device loaded active plugged
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1c.0-0000:05:00.0-0000:07:01.0-host9-target9:0:0-9:0:0:0-block-sdc.device loaded active plugged
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1f.2-host0-target0:0:0-0:0:0:0-block-sda-sda1.device loaded active plugged
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1f.2-host0-target0:0:0-0:0:0:0-block-sda-sda2.device loaded active plugged
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1f.2-host0-target0:0:0-0:0:0:0-block-sda.device loaded active plugged
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1f.2-host1-target1:0:0-1:0:0:0-block-sdb-sdb1.device loaded active plugged
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1f.2-host1-target1:0:0-1:0:0:0-block-sdb-sdb2.device loaded active plugged
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1f.2-host1-target1:0:0-1:0:0:0-block-sdb.device loaded active plugged


=====================================================

# dmesg | grep sd[abchijklmn]


[   12.998171] md: bind<sdb1>
[   12.999539] md: bind<sda1>
[   13.151445] md: bind<sda2>
[   13.154974] md: bind<sdb2>
[   22.277951] md: bind<sdk1>
[   22.458953] md: bind<sdm1>
[   22.557396] md: bind<sdc>
[   22.627100] md: bind<sdh>
[   22.693853] md: bind<sdi>
[   22.808620] md: bind<sdn>
[   22.886248] md: bind<sdl>
[   23.032700] md: bind<sdj>
[   23.245569] md/raid:md125: device sdj operational as raid disk 2
[   23.245573] md/raid:md125: device sdl operational as raid disk 3
[   23.245577] md/raid:md125: device sdn operational as raid disk 1
[   23.245580] md/raid:md125: device sdh operational as raid disk 4
[   23.245583] md/raid:md125: device sdc operational as raid disk 0
[   23.252059]  disk 0, o:1, dev:sdc
[   23.252062]  disk 1, o:1, dev:sdn
[   23.252065]  disk 2, o:1, dev:sdj
[   23.252067]  disk 3, o:1, dev:sdl
[   23.252070]  disk 4, o:1, dev:sdh
[   27.880532] md/raid:md126: device sdm1 operational as raid disk 6
[   27.880536] md/raid:md126: device sdk1 operational as raid disk 7
[   27.887489]  disk 6, o:1, dev:sdm1
[   27.887492]  disk 7, o:1, dev:sdk1
[ 1893.479288] md: unbind<sdj>
[ 1893.486483] md: export_rdev(sdj)
[ 1893.488009] md: unbind<sdl>
[ 1893.489670] md: export_rdev(sdl)
[ 1893.490662] md: unbind<sdn>
[ 1893.492560] md: export_rdev(sdn)
[ 1893.493543] md: unbind<sdi>
[ 1893.495444] md: export_rdev(sdi)
[ 1893.496523] md: unbind<sdh>
[ 1893.512221] md: export_rdev(sdh)
[ 1893.512827] md: unbind<sdc>
[ 1893.520471] md: export_rdev(sdc)
[ 1912.703459] md: unbind<sdm1>
[ 1912.713216] md: export_rdev(sdm1)
[ 1912.714640] md: unbind<sdk1>
[ 1912.715258] md: export_rdev(sdk1)

Comment 1 Andy Burns 2011-09-17 11:14:19 UTC

Attempting to manually force partitions to be created does not seem to help

[root@xen ~]# kpartx -av /dev/sdc
add map sdc1 (253:14): 0 1465144002 linear /dev/sdc 63
[root@xen ~]# kpartx -av /dev/sdh
add map sdh1 (253:15): 0 1465144002 linear /dev/sdh 63
[root@xen ~]# kpartx -av /dev/sdi
add map sdi1 (253:16): 0 1465144002 linear /dev/sdi 63
[root@xen ~]# kpartx -av /dev/sdj
add map sdj1 (253:17): 0 1465144002 linear /dev/sdj 63
[root@xen ~]# kpartx -av /dev/sdk
add map sdk1 (253:18): 0 1465144002 linear /dev/sdk 63
[root@xen ~]# kpartx -av /dev/sdl
add map sdl1 (253:19): 0 1465144002 linear /dev/sdl 63
[root@xen ~]# kpartx -av /dev/sdm
add map sdm1 (253:20): 0 1465144002 linear /dev/sdm 63
[root@xen ~]# kpartx -av /dev/sdn
add map sdn1 (253:21): 0 1465144002 linear /dev/sdn 63

# ls /dev/sd[a-n]1
/dev/sda1  /dev/sdb1  /dev/sdk1  /dev/sdm1

the sdc1/sdh1/sdj1/sdl1/sdn1 partitions are still missing

Comment 2 Harald Hoyer 2011-09-19 08:23:12 UTC

If dracut detects raid signatures on the bare drive, it will remove the partitions.

What is the output of:

# udevadm info --query=all --name=/dev/sdc

Comment 3 Andy Burns 2011-09-19 21:31:49 UTC

(In reply to comment #2)

> If dracut detects raid signatures on the bare drive, it will remove the
> partitions
> 
> What is the output of:
> 
> # udevadm info --query=all --name=/dev/sdc

The machine is "reluctant" to power-on at the moment, it may take me a day or two to get it booted and paste results ... thanks ...

Comment 4 Andy Burns 2011-09-20 20:33:26 UTC

OK, machine booting again (removed faulty DVB-S2 card)

# udevadm info --query=all --name=/dev/sdc

P: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.0/0000:05:00.0/0000:07:01.0/host9/target9:0:0/9:0:0:0/block/sdc
N: sdc
S: disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_HD753LJ_S13UJ1EQ317024
S: disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_SAMSUNG_HD753LJS13UJ1EQ317024
S: disk/by-path/pci-0000:07:01.0-scsi-0:0:0:0
S: disk/by-id/wwn-0x50000f000b130742
E: UDEV_LOG=3
E: DEVPATH=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.0/0000:05:00.0/0000:07:01.0/host9/target9:0:0/9:0:0:0/block/sdc
E: MAJOR=8
E: MINOR=32
E: DEVNAME=/dev/sdc
E: DEVTYPE=disk
E: SUBSYSTEM=block
E: ID_ATA=1
E: ID_TYPE=disk
E: ID_BUS=ata
E: ID_MODEL=SAMSUNG_HD753LJ
E: ID_MODEL_ENC=SAMSUNG\x20HD753LJ\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20
E: ID_REVISION=1AA01190
E: ID_SERIAL=SAMSUNG_HD753LJ_S13UJ1EQ317024
E: ID_SERIAL_SHORT=S13UJ1EQ317024
E: ID_ATA_WRITE_CACHE=1
E: ID_ATA_WRITE_CACHE_ENABLED=1
E: ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_HPA=1
E: ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_HPA_ENABLED=1
E: ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_PM=1
E: ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_PM_ENABLED=1
E: ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_SECURITY=1
E: ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_SECURITY_ENABLED=0
E: ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_SECURITY_ERASE_UNIT_MIN=168
E: ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_SECURITY_ENHANCED_ERASE_UNIT_MIN=168
E: ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_SMART=1
E: ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_SMART_ENABLED=1
E: ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_AAM=1
E: ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_AAM_ENABLED=0
E: ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_AAM_VENDOR_RECOMMENDED_VALUE=254
E: ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_AAM_CURRENT_VALUE=0
E: ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_PUIS=1
E: ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_PUIS_ENABLED=0
E: ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_APM=1
E: ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_APM_ENABLED=0
E: ID_ATA_DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE=1
E: ID_ATA_SATA=1
E: ID_ATA_SATA_SIGNAL_RATE_GEN2=1
E: ID_ATA_SATA_SIGNAL_RATE_GEN1=1
E: ID_WWN=0x50000f000b130742
E: ID_WWN_WITH_EXTENSION=0x50000f000b130742
E: ID_SCSI_COMPAT=SATA_SAMSUNG_HD753LJS13UJ1EQ317024
E: ID_PATH=pci-0000:07:01.0-scsi-0:0:0:0
E: ID_PATH_TAG=pci-0000_07_01_0-scsi-0_0_0_0
E: ID_FS_VERSION=0.90.0
E: ID_FS_UUID=858169d2-7470-43a4-9a1b-2f671e7a0443
E: ID_FS_UUID_ENC=858169d2-7470-43a4-9a1b-2f671e7a0443
E: ID_FS_TYPE=linux_raid_member
E: ID_FS_USAGE=raid
E: UDISKS_PRESENTATION_NOPOLICY=0
E: MD_LEVEL=raid5
E: MD_DEVICES=6
E: MD_UUID=858169d2:747043a4:9a1b2f67:1e7a0443
E: MD_UPDATE_TIME=1212317991
E: MD_EVENTS=3
E: UDISKS_ATA_SMART_IS_AVAILABLE=1
E: DEVLINKS=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_HD753LJ_S13UJ1EQ317024 /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_SAMSUNG_HD753LJS13UJ1EQ317024 /dev/disk/by-path/pci-0000:07:01.0-scsi-0:0:0:0 /dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x50000f000b130742
E: TAGS=:systemd:

Comment 5 Harald Hoyer 2011-09-21 06:24:11 UTC

(In reply to comment #4)
> OK, machine booting again (removed faulty DVB-S2 card)
> 
> # udevadm info --query=all --name=/dev/sdc
> 
....
> E: ID_FS_TYPE=linux_raid_member
> E: ID_FS_USAGE=raid

Ok...  you clearly have an ?old? raid signature on /dev/sdc. You should get rid of it.

something like:
# mdadm --zero-superblock /dev/sdc

should do the job.

You might want to check the other drives, too.

Comment 6 Andy Burns 2011-09-21 06:45:36 UTC

OK, thinking about the history of these disks, many years ago I did create an array of 6 disks on them (I couldn't honestly remember at this point whether this would be on the raw disks, or on partitions) 

I then purchased 2 additional disks and a separate 8-channel PCIX SATA controller, attached all 8 disks to it, and recreated it as an 8 disk array (definitely using partitions).

Are you saying it's feasible that sufficient evidence (the original metadata) remains from the former 6 raw disk array, that udev sees it first and takes it as gospel, ignoring the later 8 partition based array?

If, so this starts to fit with advice I've received on the "see also" BZ#730835, to delete and recreate the missing partitions, recreate the array with metadata as v1.0 instead of v0.9, and use --assume-clean to prevent mdadm regenerating parity.

Keeping fingers crossed that the contents are still there ...

Thanks.

Comment 7 Andy Burns 2011-09-21 20:03:19 UTC

OK, I did 

mdadm --zero-superblock

on each of the 6 drives which previously had md-on-rawdisks, rebooted and mdadm correctly assembled the 8-member array using md-on-partitions, the LVM contents look happy.

so the old superblock on the raw drive was "masking" the newer one in the partition. I think I will take the suggestion elewhere to upgrade to metadata1.0 though.

Thanks very much :-)

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