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DMRAID(8)							     DMRAID(8)

NAME
       dmraid - discover, configure and activate software (ATA)RAID

SYNOPSIS
       dmraid
	{-a|--activate} {y|n|yes|no}
	[-d|--debug]... [-v|--verbose]... [-i|--ignorelocking]
	[-f|--format FORMAT[,FORMAT...]]
	[-I|--ignoremonitoring]
	[{-P|--partchar} CHAR]
	[-p|--no_partitions]
	[-Z|--rm_partitions]
	[--separator SEPARATOR]
	[-t|--test]
	[RAID-set...]

       dmraid
	{-b|--block_devices}
	[-c|--display_columns][FIELD[,FIELD...]]...
	[-d|--debug]... [-v|--verbose]...
	[--separator SEPARATOR]
	[device-path...]

       dmraid
	{-h|--help}

       dmraid
	{-l|--list_formats}
	[-d|--debug]... [-v|--verbose]...

       dmraid
	{-n|--native_log}
	[-d|--debug]... [-v|--verbose]... [-i|--ignorelocking]
	[-f|--format FORMAT[,FORMAT...]]
	[--separator SEPARATOR]
	[device-path...]

       dmraid
	{-R| --rebuild}
	RAID-set
	[device-path]

       dmraid
	{-x| --remove}
	[RAID-set]

       dmraid
	-f FORMAT-handler {-C| --create} set
	--type raidlevel
	[--size=setsize --strip stridesize]
	--disk "device-path, device-path [, device-path ...]"

       dmraid  [  -f|--format FORMAT-handler] -S|--spare [RAID-set] -M|--media
       "device-path"

       dmraid
	{-r|--raid_devices}
	[-c|--display_columns][FIELD[,FIELD...]]...
	[-d|--debug]... [-v|--verbose]... [-i|--ignorelocking]
	[-D|--dump_metadata]
	[-f|--format FORMAT[,FORMAT...]]
	[--separator SEPARATOR]
	[device-path...]

       dmraid
	{-r|--raid_devices}
	[-d|--debug]... [-v|--verbose]... [-i|--ignorelocking]
	[-E|--erase_metadata]
	[-f|--format FORMAT[,FORMAT...]]
	[--separator SEPARATOR]
	[device-path...]

       dmraid
	{-s|--sets}...[a|i|active|inactive]
	[-c|--display_columns][FIELD[,FIELD...]]...
	[-d|--debug]... [-v|--verbose]... [-i|--ignorelocking]
	[-f|--format FORMAT[,FORMAT...]]
	[-g|--display_group]
	[--separator SEPARATOR]
	[RAID-set...]

       dmraid
	{-V/--version}

DESCRIPTION
       dmraid discovers block and software RAID devices (eg, ATARAID) by using
       multiple	 different metadata format handlers which support various for‐
       mats (eg, Highpoint 37x series).	 It offers activating RAID  sets  made
       up  by 2 or more discovered RAID devices, display properties of devices
       and sets (see option -l for supported metadata formats).	 Block	device
       access  to activated RAID sets occurs via device-mapper nodes /dev/map‐
       per/RaidSetName.	 RaidSetName starts  with  the	format	name  (see  -l
       option)	which can be used to access all RAID sets of a specific format
       easily with certain options (eg, -a below).

   OPTIONS
       -a, --activate {y|n} [RAID set...]
	      Activates or deactivates all or particular  software  RAID  set.
	      Activates	 or deactivates device monitoring automatically unless
	      the [-I|--ignoremonitoring] option is given at  the  same	 time,
	      hence  preventing any dmeventd device monitoring daemon interac‐
	      tion. If -I is being used on initial RAID	 set  activation,  -ay
	      can  be  used later to activate device monitoring on such active
	      RAID sets if the RAID format supports  it.  See  dmevent_tool(8)
	      for  device  monitoring management via this tool.	 In case meta‐
	      data format handlers are chosen with -f , only  RAID  sets  with
	      such  format(s)  can  be	activated  or  deactivated.  Useful if
	      devices have multiple metadata signatures.  When activating RAID
	      sets,  -p	 disables the activation of partitions on them, and -Z
	      will make dmraid tell the kernel to remove the  partitions  from
	      the  disks  underlying  the  set,	 ie if sda is part of the set,
	      remove  sda1,  sda2,  etc.   This	 prevents  applications	  from
	      directly	accessiong the disks bypassing dmraid.	RAID set names
	      given on command line don't need	to  be	fully  specified  (eg,
	      "dmraid  -ay  sil"  would	 activate all discovered Silicon Image
	      Medley RAID sets).

       {-b|--block_devices} [device-path...]
	      List all or particular discovered block devices with their prop‐
	      erties  (size,  serial  number).	Add -c to display block device
	      names only and -cc for CSV column output of block device proper‐
	      ties.  See description of -c below for FIELD identifiers.

       [-d|--debug]...
	      Enable  debugging	 output.  Opion	 can  be  given multiple times
	      increasing the debug output level.

       [-c|--display_columns][FIELD[,FIELD...]]...
	      Display properties of block devices, RAID sets  and  devices  in
	      column(s).  Optional list specifying which FIELDs to display.
	      For -b:
	      d[evpath]|p[ath], sec[tors]|si[ze], ser[ialnumber].
	      For -r:
	      de[vpath]|p[ath],	  f[ormat],   r[aidname],   t[ype],  st[atus],
	      se[ctors]|si[ze], da[taoffset]|o[ffset].
	      For -s:
	      f[ormat],	   r[aidname],	   t[ype],     sta[tus],     str[ide],
	      se[ctors]|si[ze], su[bsets], d[evices], sp[ares].

       [-f|--format FORMAT[,FORMAT...]]
	      Use metadata format handler(s) to discover RAID devices.	See -l
	      for a list of supported format handler names. This is useful  to
	      select  particular  formats in case multiple metadata signatures
	      are found on a device. A comma seperated list  of	 format	 names
	      can be specified which may not contain white space.

       {-h|--help}
	      Display help text.

       {-i|--ignorelocking}
	      Don't  take  out	any  locks.  Useful  in	 early	boot  where no
	      read/write access to /var is available.

       {-I|--ignoremonitoring}
	      Don't activate or deactivate device monitoring with -ay  or  -an
	      respectively.  This  avoids interaction with the dmeventd device
	      monitoring daemon altogether.

       {-l|--list_formats}
	      List all available metadata format handlers with their names and
	      descriptions. Supported RAID levels are listed in parenthesis:

	      S: Span (concatination)
	      0: RAID0 (stripe)
	      1: RAID1 (mirror)
	      10: RAID10 (mirror on top of stripes)
	      01:  RAID10 (stripe on top of mirrors) Note: Intel OROM displays
	      this as RAID10

       {-n|--native_log} [device-path...]
	      Display metadata in native, vendor-specific format.  In  case  a
	      metadata format handler is chosen with -f only RAID devices with
	      such format will be displayed  in	 native	 format.   If  device-
	      path(s) is/are given on the command line, native metadata output
	      is restricted to those listed.

       [{-P|--partchar} CHAR]
	      Use CHAR as the separator between the device name and the parti‐
	      tion number.

       {-R| --rebuild} RAID-set [device-path]
	      Rebuild  raid  array after a drive has failed and a new drive is
	      added.  For Intel chipset based systems, there are  two  methods
	      in which a new drive is added to the system.

	      1. Using OROM to identify a new drive
		  During  system  reboot, enter OROM and mark the new drive as
	      the rebuild drive.
		  After booting to the OS, use the dmraid command to rebuild.

		  Example: dmraid -R raid_set

	      2. Using dmraid to identify a new drive
		  Boot to the OS and use the dmraid command with the new drive
	      as the second parameter.

		  Example: dmraid -R raid_set /dev/sdc

	      3. Using hot spare drive
		  Mark	a drive as hot spare using the "dmraid -f isw -S" com‐
	      mand. Then use the dmraid command to start the rebuild.

		  Example: dmraid -R raid_set

       {-x|--remove} [RAID-set]
	      Delete one or all existing software RAID devices from the	 meta‐
	      data.

       -f   FORMAT-handler   {-C|--create}  --type  raidlevel  [--size=setsize
       --strip stripsize] --disk device-path, device-path [,device-path]
	      Delete one or all existing Configure a software RAID device  and
	      store  the  configuration	 data in a group of hard drive devices
	      consisting of this array. This command  requires	the  following
	      options:

	      -f FORMAT-handler
		   metadata format (see "dmraid -l")
	      --type digit[digit...]
		   specify the raid level of the software RAID set.
			0:  raid0
			1:  raid1
			5:  raid5
			01: raid01 (isw raid10)
	      --size: [digits[k|K|m|M|g|G][b|B]]
		   specify  the	 size of the RAID set.The number is an integer
	      followed by [kKmMgG] and/or [bB].
			b: byte (default)
			B: block (512 bytes)
			K or K: on the base of 1024
			m or M: on the base of 1024*1024
			g or G: on the base of 1024*1024*1024
	      If this option is missing, it's set to the  default  value  pre-
	      configured  by the vendor. Note that different vendors may apply
	      different constraints on the granularity of the size or the min‐
	      imal value.
	      --strip: [digits[k|K|m|M|g|G][b|B]]
		   specify  the	 strip size of a RAID1, RAID5, and RAID10 RAID
	      set (as above)
	      --disk: device-path[{,| }device-path...]
		   specify the array of the hard drives, e.g. /dev/sda.

       -f FORMAT-handler -S -M device-path
	      -S -M device-path

	      This command adds hot spare support for one or more RAID sets.

	      1. When used with a format handler,  which  supports  hot	 spare
	      sets  (e.g. isw), a hot spare is marked to be used when rebuild‐
	      ing any RAID set of that format.	2. When used when specifying a
	      RAID  set,  the drive is added to that RAID set and will be used
	      only to rebuild that set. Note: If the specified name  does  not
	      match an existing RAID-set, a set with the new name will be cre‐
	      ated.

       {-r|--raid_devices} [device-path...]
	      List all discovered RAID devices with format, RAID  level,  sec‐
	      tors  used  and data offset into the device.  In case a metadata
	      format handler is chosen with -f , only RAID devices  with  such
	      format  can be discovered. Useful if devices have multiple meta‐
	      data signatures.	If -D is added to -r the  RAID	metadata  gets
	      dumped  into  a  subdirectory named dmraid.format_name (eg. for‐
	      mat_name = isw) in files named devicename.dat.  The byte	offset
	      where  the  metadata  is	located	 on the device is written into
	      files named devicename.offset and the size of the device in sec‐
	      tors into files named devicename.size.

	      If  -E is added to -r the RAID metadata on the devices gets con‐
	      ditionally erased.  Useful to erase old metadata after  new  one
	      of  different type has been stored on a device in order to avoid
	      discovering both. If you enter -E option -D will be enforced  in
	      order  to have a fallback in case the wrong metadata got erased.
	      Manual copying back onto the device is needed  to	 recover  from
	      erasing  the  wrong  metadata  using  the	 dumped	 files device‐
	      name_formatname.dat and  devicename_formatname.offset.   Eg,  to
	      restore  all *.dat files in the working directory to the respec‐
	      tive devices:

	      for f in *.dat
	      do
		   dd if=$f of=/dev/${f%%.dat} \
		   seek=`cat ${f%%dat}offset` bs=1
	      done

	      If device-path(s) is/are given on the command  line,  the	 above
	      actions  are restricted to those listed.	Add -c to display RAID
	      device names only and -cc for CSV column output of  RAID	device
	      properties.  See description of -c above for FIELD identifiers.

       --separator SEPARATOR
	      Use  SEPARATOR as a delimiter for all options taking or display‐
	      ing lists.

       -s... [a|i] [RAID-set...]
	      Display properties of RAID sets. Multiple RAID set names can  be
	      given on the command line which don't need to be fully specified
	      (eg, "dmraid -s hpt" would display all discovered Highpoint RAID
	      sets).  Enter  -s	 twice to display RAID subsets too.  Add -c to
	      display names of RAID sets only, -cc for CSV  column  output  of
	      RAID  set	 properties and -ccc for inclusion of block devices in
	      the listing. Doesn't imply -s -s to show RAID  subsets  (implied
	      for  group sets, e.g. isw).  Add -g to include information about
	      group RAID sets (as with Intel Software RAID)  in	 the  listing.
	      See  description	of -c above for FIELD identifiers.  Note: Size
	      is given in sectors (not bytes).

       [-v|--verbose]...
	      Enable verbose runtime information output. Opion	can  be	 given
	      multiple times increasing the verbosity level.

EXAMPLES
       "dmraid -l" lists all supported metadata formats with their names along
       with some descriptive information, eg:
       hpt37x : (+) Highpoint HPT37X
       hpt45x : (+) Highpoint HPT45X
       isw    : (+) Intel Software RAID
       lsi    : (0) LSI Logic MegaRAID
       nvidia : (+) NVidia RAID
       pdc    : (+) Promise FastTrack
       sil    : (+) Silicon Image(tm) Medley(tm)
       via    : (+) VIA Software RAID
       dos    : (+) DOS partitions on SW RAIDs
       (0): Discover, (+): Discover+Activate

       "dmraid -ay" activates all software RAID sets discovered.

       "dmraid -an" deactivates all active software RAID sets  which  are  not
       open (eg, mounted filesystem on them).

       "dmraid	-ay  -f	 pdc"  (pdc  looked up from "dmraid -l") activates all
       software RAID sets with Promise format discovered and ignores all other
       supported formats.

       "dmraid	-r" discovers all software RAID devices supported on your sys‐
       tem, eg:
       /dev/dm-46: hpt45x, "hpt45x_chidjhaiaa-0", striped, ok, 320172928  sec‐
       tors, data@ 0
       /dev/dm-50:  hpt45x, "hpt45x_chidjhaiaa-0", striped, ok, 320172928 sec‐
       tors, data@ 0
       /dev/dm-54: hpt45x, "hpt45x_chidjhaiaa-1", striped, ok, 320172928  sec‐
       tors, data@ 0
       /dev/dm-58:  hpt45x, "hpt45x_chidjhaiaa-1", striped, ok, 320172928 sec‐
       tors, data@ 0

       "dmraid	-s  -s	 hpt45x_chidjhaiaa"   displays	 properties   of   set
       "hpt45x_chidjhaiaa", eg:
       *** Superset
       name   : hpt45x_chidjhaiaa
       size   : 640345856
       stride : 128
       type   : raid10
       status : ok
       subsets: 2
       dev    : 4
       spare  : 0
       ---> Subset
       name   : hpt45x_chidjhaiaa-0
       size   : 640345856
       stride : 128
       type   : stripe
       status : ok
       subsets: 0
       dev    : 2
       spare  : 0
       ---> Subset
       name   : hpt45x_chidjhaiaa-1
       size   : 640345856
       stride : 128
       type   : stripe
       status : ok
       subsets: 0
       dev    : 2
       spare  : 0

       "dmraid -s -ccs hpt45" displays properties in column format of all sets
       and subsets with hpt45* format, eg:
       hpt45x_chidjhaiaa,640345856,128,raid10,ok,4,0
       hpt45x_chidjhaiaa-a,640345856,128,stripe,ok,2,0
       hpt45x_chidjhaiaa-b,640345856,128,stripe,ok,2,0

       "dmraid -r --sep : -cpath:size" display paths and sizes in sectors  for
       RAID devices in column format using ':' as a delimiter, eg:
       /dev/dm-8:320173055
       /dev/dm-12:320173055
       /dev/dm-22:320173055
       /dev/dm-26:320173055
       /dev/dm-30:586114703
       /dev/dm-34:586114703
       /dev/dm-38:586114703
       /dev/dm-42:586114703
       /dev/dm-46:156301487
       /dev/dm-50:156301487
       /dev/dm-54:390624896
       /dev/dm-58:390624896
       /dev/dm-62:390624896
       /dev/dm-66:390624896

       "dmraid -f isw -C Raid0 --type 0 --strip 8k --size 20g --disk "/dev/sdb
       /dev/sdc"" creates an ISW volume with a name of "Raid0", 20Gig bytes in
       total, and 8kilo bytes strip size on two disks.

       "dmraid -f isw -C Test0 --type 0 --disk "/dev/sdd /dev/sde"" creates an
       ISW volume with the default size and strip size.

       "dmraid -f isw -C  Test10  --type  01  --strip  128B  --disk  "/dev/sda
       /dev/sdb	 /dev/sdc /dev/sdd" creates a stacked RAID device, RAID10 (isw
       format), with a name of "Test10", 128 blocks (512bytes)	strip  size  ,
       and the default volume size on 4 disks.

       "dmraid -f isw -S -M /dev/sde" marks the device /dev/sde as a hot spare
       for rebuild

       "dmraid -R isw_djaggchdde_RAID1 /dev/sde" starts rebuild	 of  the  RAID
       volume on device /dev/sde

DIAGNOSTICS
       dmraid returns an exit code of 0 for success or 1 for error.

AUTHOR
       Heinz Mauelshagen <Mauelshagen@RedHat.com>

Heinz Mauelshagen		  DMRAID TOOL			     DMRAID(8)
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