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1 | .\" -*- nroff -*- |
2 | .TH MDASSEMBLE 8 "" v1.11.0 | |
3 | .SH NAME | |
4 | mdassemble \- assemble MD devices | |
5 | .I aka | |
6 | Linux Software Raid. | |
7 | ||
8 | .SH SYNOPSIS | |
9 | ||
10 | .BI mdassemble | |
11 | ||
12 | .SH DESCRIPTION | |
13 | .B mdassemble | |
14 | is a tiny program that can be used to assemble MD devices inside an | |
15 | initial ramdisk (initrd) or initramfs, it is meant to replace the in-kernel | |
16 | automatic raid detection and activation. | |
17 | It can be built statically and linked against lightweight libc alternatives, like | |
18 | .B dietlibc, | |
19 | .B klibc | |
20 | or | |
21 | .B uClibc. | |
22 | ||
23 | .SH USAGE | |
24 | Invoking | |
25 | .B mdassemble | |
26 | has the same effect as invoking | |
27 | .B mdadm --assemble --scan. | |
28 | ||
29 | .SH OPTIONS | |
30 | ||
31 | There are no options to | |
32 | .B mdassemble. | |
33 | ||
34 | .SH FILES | |
35 | ||
36 | .SS /etc/mdadm.conf | |
37 | ||
38 | The config file lists which devices may be scanned to see if | |
39 | they contain MD super block, and gives identifying information | |
40 | (e.g. UUID) about known MD arrays. See | |
41 | .BR mdadm.conf (5) | |
42 | for more details. | |
43 | ||
44 | .B mdassemble | |
45 | supports all configuration parameters defined in | |
46 | .B mdadm.conf | |
47 | with the exception of | |
48 | .B auto= | |
49 | which is supported only if mdadm was built with the | |
50 | .B -DMDASSEMBLE_AUTO | |
51 | define. | |
52 | ||
53 | .SH SEE ALSO | |
54 | .PP | |
55 | .BR mdadm (8), | |
56 | .BR mdadm.conf (5), | |
57 | .BR md (4). | |
58 | .PP | |
59 | .BR diet (1). |