On Thursday 29 March 2007, Steve Pritchard wrote: > Hello, > > I'm trying to build a 4 disk ATA raid with OpenSuse 10.2. In both the Yast > module and CLI using mdadm I get the same error: invalid raid level: =raid5 > > My command line looks like this: > mdadm --create --force /dev/md0 --chunk=64 -l=raid5 -n=4 /dev/hde /dev/hdf > /dev/hdg /dev/hdh > > Both Yast and the CLI will allow the build using 3 disks and a spare...but > --force SHOULD tell mdadm to use all disks for the array....and it does not > seem to work. > > Any thoughts and ideas appreciated! > > cheers, > > Steve
I don't think you should need force. But if you do, shouldn't all options follow the raid device: mdadm --create /dev/md0 --force..... And why try not add a -x=0 just for grins? -- _____________________________________ John Andersen
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