Leen de Braal wrote: > When checking /proc/mdstat I see this: > > linux:~ # cat /proc/mdstat > Personalities : [raid1] > md0 : active raid1 hdb3[1] > 155219904 blocks [2/1] [_U] > > unused devices: <none> > linux:~ # > I would suggest using mdadm --detail /dev/md0 I think the output is a bit clearer. > Could someone help me interpret what is shown here? > from looking at mine, it reads it is an active raid1 array running only on hdb3, which is the second device in the array (first is 0). Summary it is a 2 disk raid running on 1 disk, first disk is missing. > As I see it, one drive is missing from the raid-array, but then it says: > unused devices: none. > It is /dev/hda3 and /dev/hdb3 that were initially setup as raid1. > mdadm --detail /dev/md0 will tell you more. > And if hda3 is missing, can I add it back to a live and running system? > Yes. mdadm /dev/md0 -a /dev/hda3 > What happens when I add it and the drive is broken? > It will tell you. again, use mdadm --detail /dev/md0 for info on what is happening to your array.
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