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<p class=MsoNormal>This problem occurred in both CentOS 5.2 and the new (awesome!)
5.3:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I'm using a SuperMicro motherboard with a 6 port NVidia SATA
controller on the motherboard and an 8 port SuperMicro Marvel controller in a
slot. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>In my kickstart file, I have<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>part raid.01 … --ondisk=sda …<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>part raid.02 … --ondisk=sdb …<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>part raid.03 … --ondisk=sdc …<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>part raid.04 … --ondisk=sdd …<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>raid / --level=RAID1 --fstype=ext3 --device=md0 raid.01
raid.02 raid.03 raid.04<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>When I only have 4 drives installed in the system, this
works fine. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>However, whenever I have more than 4 drives, it seems that
anaconda ignores my --ondisk, and lays out /dev/md0 somewhat randomly across
the drives.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>In particular, with 8 drives (sda..sdh), with the exact same
kickstart file, it lays out /dev/md0 on drives sda, sdb, sdg and sdh.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>with 10 drives (sda..sdj), with the exact same kickstart
file, it lays out /dev/md0 on drives sda, sdh, sdi, sdj.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Does this make sense to anybody? Any help would be
appreciated greatly…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Mark<o:p></o:p></p>
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