Support nameing of version-1 arrays.

[thirdparty/mdadm.git] / mdadm.conf.5

diff --git a/mdadm.conf.5 b/mdadm.conf.5
index 97390102ec28b1b4c6a9c7ee85f1cc5fe65033bf..e5b3ebfe2c86ff9b10511727d9fa315db7975a64 100644 (file)
--- a/mdadm.conf.5
+++ b/mdadm.conf.5
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ The value should be a 128 bit uuid in hexadecimal, with punctuation
 interspersed if desired.  This must match the uuid stored in the
 superblock.
 .TP
+.B name=
+The value should be a simple textual name as was given to
+.I mdadm
+when the array was created.  This must match the name stored in the
+superblock on a device for that device to be included in the array.
+Not all superblock-formats support names.
+.TP
 .B super-minor=
 The value is an integer which indicates the minor number that was
 stored in the superblock when the array was created. When an array is