On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 2:16 AM, Arun Khan <knura9 at gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Fred <fred.fredex at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Previously I used a procedure where each partition was part of a separate > > RAID device, but this time I'm trying the HOWTO from the Centos WIKI on > > making a partitionable RAID pair. > > Although the instructions work, there are pitfalls when one of the disk > fails. > > I sought help in this mailing list way back in June/July 2012 time > frame. I would suggest you search the list archives of that period. > > I did update dracut to the latest version but removing and restoring a > failed disk would not boot. > > Posted the problem in the madm mailing list as well with no resolution. > > > or more importantly, how can I solve it? > > See below. > > > I may have to revert to the other method, but I figured this one was > worth > > a try. > > I second the above option, if you have the luxury. In the "other" > method, the system at least boots with one disk gone. > > Ah, thanks for the tip. Guess I'll quit banging my head on the wall and use the same method I did before. Fred