--- /dev/null
+set -x
+
+# create an array with a name
+
+$mdadm -CR $md0 -l0 -n2 --metadata=1 --name="Fred" $dev0 $dev1
+$mdadm -E $dev0 | grep 'Name : Fred$' > /dev/null || exit 1
+$mdadm -D $md0 | grep 'Name : Fred$' > /dev/null || exit 1
+$mdadm -S $md0
+
+$mdadm -A $md0 --name="Fred" $devlist
+$mdadm -Db $md0
+$mdadm -S $md0
+