[CentOS] *very* ugly mdadm issue

GKH wrote:
> Hmm, very bad idea to create a file system on the raw disk.
> The swap type partitions know how to handle this well
> but for a partition with data why take the chance that
> something will write the MBR there. That's what happenned
> I bet.
>
I know how to do this - it *is* how I started. Also, I guess you didn't
read the original post - these are 4TB drives, so no MBR, GPT only.
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And my manager has taken a fancy to raw drives; not sure why.

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