I don't have a way to image 10 Terrabytes worth of drives.  I've
gotten the backup system back online, but that still leaves quite a
few large files I will have to recover by other means unless I can get
this array to start.

On Dec 23, 10:30 am, "Robert Citek" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 2:28 PM, lrhorer <[email protected]> wrote:
> > How can I force mdadm to assemble and run at least 8 of the drives?
>
> I don't know and I'm not sure if you want to do that, yet.  There may
> be a legitimate reason mdadm is refusing to assemble.
>
> > To answer the obvious question, I do have a backup
> > system, but it failed 3 days ago, and it's going to be a while before
> > the backup system can be repaired.
>
> Sounds like that means you do not have a backup.  How comfortable do
> you feel working on these drives without a safety net?  If you feel a
> tad nervous, you might want to consider imaging all the drives.
>
> Regards,
> - Robert
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