From c64ba03ae74ee23bd3ade320c9553af72dad954a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: NeilBrown Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:22:39 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] mdadm.8: improve hosthost documentation Signed-off-by: NeilBrown --- mdadm.8 | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) diff --git a/mdadm.8 b/mdadm.8 index dda0bed4..674c05f8 100644 --- a/mdadm.8 +++ b/mdadm.8 @@ -1468,6 +1468,25 @@ from the superblock is used to similarly create a name in .B /dev/md/ (the name will have any 'host' prefix stripped first). +This behaviour can be modified by the +.I AUTO +line in the +.I mdadm.conf +configuration file. This line can indicate that specific metadata +type should, or should not, be automatically assembled. If an array +is found which is not listed in +.I mdadm.conf +and has a metadata format that is denied by the +.I AUTO +line, then it will not be assembled. +The +.I AUTO +line can also request that all arrays identified as being for this +homehost should be assembled regardless of their metadata type. +See +.IR mdadm.conf (5) +for further details. + .ig If .I mdadm -- 2.39.2