Bug 974703 - Installation process detaches part of Software RAID array when installing from USB drive
Summary: Installation process detaches part of Software RAID array when installing fro...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 19
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
unspecified
urgent
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: David Lehman
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2013-06-14 21:28 UTC by markm
Modified: 2013-06-15 10:25 UTC (History)
8 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2013-06-15 10:25:13 UTC
Type: Bug
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Attachments (Terms of Use)
/var/log/anaconda/anaconda.log (35.72 KB, text/x-log)
2013-06-14 22:22 UTC, markm
no flags Details
/var/log/anaconda/anaconda.storage.log (193.72 KB, text/x-log)
2013-06-14 22:22 UTC, markm
no flags Details
/var/log/anaconda/anaconda.program.log (38.08 KB, text/x-log)
2013-06-14 22:22 UTC, markm
no flags Details
/var/log/anaconda/syslog (134.91 KB, text/plain)
2013-06-14 22:23 UTC, markm
no flags Details

Description markm 2013-06-14 21:28:12 UTC
Description of problem:

System configuration:
sda - 512GB SSD (new, replaced older 128GB)
sdb - 1TB HDD, part of raid array
sdc - 1TB HDD, part of raid array
sdd - 1TB HDD, part of raid array
sde - 1TB HDD, part of raid array

During installation (from USB drive) disk utility mounts:
usb drive as sda
sda as sdb
and so on...

after installation is completed, when I've checked my raid array, it displayed "DEGRADED" and sdb drive was detached from the array.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

Fedora-19BETA installation dvd

How reproducible:

Tried two times, same issue happened

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start fresh installation on system with software raid array attached
2. Go to partitioning

Actual results:

installation drive shows up as /dev/sda... while it shouldn't be there

Expected results:

installation usb drive not to shop up on the available devices list

Additional info:

Comment 1 David Lehman 2013-06-14 21:34:20 UTC
Please attach the following files:

 /var/log/anaconda/anaconda.log
 /var/log/anaconda/anaconda.storage.log
 /var/log/anaconda/anaconda.program.log
 /var/log/anaconda/syslog

Thanks.

Comment 2 markm 2013-06-14 22:22:02 UTC
Created attachment 761449 [details]
/var/log/anaconda/anaconda.log

Comment 3 markm 2013-06-14 22:22:33 UTC
Created attachment 761450 [details]
/var/log/anaconda/anaconda.storage.log

Comment 4 markm 2013-06-14 22:22:59 UTC
Created attachment 761451 [details]
/var/log/anaconda/anaconda.program.log

Comment 5 markm 2013-06-14 22:23:20 UTC
Created attachment 761452 [details]
/var/log/anaconda/syslog

Comment 6 David Lehman 2013-06-14 23:26:26 UTC
What you have is an mdarray comprised of a partition on each of sdb,sdc,sdd,sde named Stefan:3.

What you did during disk selection was de-select sdb,sdc,sdd,sde, which means your raid array will not be visible since you've excluded the disks it resides on from the installation.

The only disk modified in any way by the installer is sda (your SSD) since it is the only disk you selected to be used during installation. It does not appear to be the source of the installation media.

It looks to me like sdf is the source for the installation media. Did it appear in the disk list?

Comment 7 markm 2013-06-15 10:25:13 UTC
Actually, it's my fault - I've just attempted to recreate the process.
I've used CentOS CD to partition the SSD before installation with usb drive attached - this is where my disk got detached.

Sorry for the bug report, my fault, should have not installed os late in the night :)


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