This guide will walk you though how to Rebuild a Software RAID after replacing the defective hard disk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After replacing the defective hard disk, you need to check the RAID status<\/p>\n\n\n\n
# cat \/proc\/mdstat\nPersonalities : [linear] [raid0] [raid1] [raid10] [raid6] [raid5] [raid4] [faulty]\nmd1 : active raid1 sdb1[1]\n 4194240 blocks [2\/1] [_U]\n\nmd3 : active raid1 sdb3[1]\n 970470016 blocks [2\/1] [_U]\n\nunused devices: <none><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nThe above output shows that the First Drive (sda) is not exists. By checking fdisk -l, we will notice that SDA has no partition table:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
# fdisk -l\nDisk \/dev\/ram0: 896 MiB, 939524096 bytes, 1835008 sectors\nUnits: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes\nSector size (logical\/physical): 512 bytes \/ 4096 bytes\nI\/O size (minimum\/optimal): 4096 bytes \/ 4096 bytes\n\n\nDisk \/dev\/sda: 931.5 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors\nUnits: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes\nSector size (logical\/physical): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\nI\/O size (minimum\/optimal): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\nDisklabel type: dos\nDisk identifier: 0x76a7d556\n\n\nDisk \/dev\/sdb: 931.5 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors\nUnits: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes\nSector size (logical\/physical): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\nI\/O size (minimum\/optimal): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\nDisklabel type: dos\nDisk identifier: 0x76a7d556\n\nDevice Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type\n\/dev\/sdb1 2048 8390655 8388608 4G fd Linux raid autodetect\n\/dev\/sdb2 8390656 12584959 4194304 2G 82 Linux swap \/ Solaris\n\/dev\/sdb3 12584960 1953525167 1940940208 925.5G fd Linux raid autodetect\n\n\nDisk \/dev\/md3: 925.5 GiB, 993761296384 bytes, 1940940032 sectors\nUnits: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes\nSector size (logical\/physical): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\nI\/O size (minimum\/optimal): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\n\n\nDisk \/dev\/md1: 4 GiB, 4294901760 bytes, 8388480 sectors\nUnits: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes\nSector size (logical\/physical): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\nI\/O size (minimum\/optimal): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\n\n\nDisk \/dev\/mapper\/vg00-usr: 5 GiB, 5368709120 bytes, 10485760 sectors\nUnits: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes\nSector size (logical\/physical): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\nI\/O size (minimum\/optimal): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\n\n\nDisk \/dev\/mapper\/vg00-var: 5 GiB, 5368709120 bytes, 10485760 sectors\nUnits: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes\nSector size (logical\/physical): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\nI\/O size (minimum\/optimal): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\n\n\nDisk \/dev\/mapper\/vg00-home: 5 GiB, 5368709120 bytes, 10485760 sectors\nUnits: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes\nSector size (logical\/physical): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\nI\/O size (minimum\/optimal): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n In the first step, copy the partition tables manually from the second to the first hard disk. This is done with this command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
# sfdisk -d \/dev\/sdb | sfdisk \/dev\/sda<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nAfter running sfdisk check to make sure that your exact partition layout has been duplicated on the new disk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If it hasn’t, this means that the original drive is using GPT and therefore sfdisk will not work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
[root@host ~]# fdisk -l\nWARNING: fdisk GPT support is currently new, and therefore in an experimental phase. Use at your own discretion.\n\nDisk \/dev\/sdb: 2000.4 GB, 2000398934016 bytes, 3907029168 sectors\nUnits = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes\nSector size (logical\/physical): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\nI\/O size (minimum\/optimal): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\nDisk label type: gpt\nDisk identifier: 74D5FA4C-6B00-4A51-B72B-A017907EBABE\n\n\n# Start End Size Type Name\n 1 2048 6143 2M BIOS boot primary\n 2 6144 3905535 1.9G Linux RAID primary\n 3 3905536 11718655 3.7G Linux swap primary\n 4 11718656 3907026943 1.8T Linux RAID primary<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nYou will now need to delete the new broken partition you made before proceeding:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then we will instead use sgdisk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sgdisk \/dev\/sdb -R \/dev\/sda\nsgdisk -G \/dev\/sda<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nIf the sgdisk command isn’t available you will first need to install gdisk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After that you can check with fdisk -l<\/strong> if the first hard disk is now as divided as the second one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n# fdisk -l\nDisk \/dev\/ram0: 896 MiB, 939524096 bytes, 1835008 sectors\nUnits: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes\nSector size (logical\/physical): 512 bytes \/ 4096 bytes\nI\/O size (minimum\/optimal): 4096 bytes \/ 4096 bytes\n\n\nDisk \/dev\/sda: 931.5 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors\nUnits: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes\nSector size (logical\/physical): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\nI\/O size (minimum\/optimal): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\nDisklabel type: dos\nDisk identifier: 0x76a7d556\n\nDevice Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type\n\/dev\/sda1 2048 8390655 8388608 4G fd Linux raid autodetect\n\/dev\/sda2 8390656 12584959 4194304 2G 82 Linux swap \/ Solaris\n\/dev\/sda3 12584960 1953525167 1940940208 925.5G fd Linux raid autodetect\n\n\nDisk \/dev\/sdb: 931.5 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors\nUnits: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes\nSector size (logical\/physical): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\nI\/O size (minimum\/optimal): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\nDisklabel type: dos\nDisk identifier: 0x76a7d556\n\nDevice Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type\n\/dev\/sdb1 2048 8390655 8388608 4G fd Linux raid autodetect\n\/dev\/sdb2 8390656 12584959 4194304 2G 82 Linux swap \/ Solaris\n\/dev\/sdb3 12584960 1953525167 1940940208 925.5G fd Linux raid autodetect\n\n\nDisk \/dev\/md3: 925.5 GiB, 993761296384 bytes, 1940940032 sectors\nUnits: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes\nSector size (logical\/physical): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\nI\/O size (minimum\/optimal): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\n\n\nDisk \/dev\/md1: 4 GiB, 4294901760 bytes, 8388480 sectors\nUnits: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes\nSector size (logical\/physical): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\nI\/O size (minimum\/optimal): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\n\n\nDisk \/dev\/mapper\/vg00-usr: 5 GiB, 5368709120 bytes, 10485760 sectors\nUnits: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes\nSector size (logical\/physical): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\nI\/O size (minimum\/optimal): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\n\n\nDisk \/dev\/mapper\/vg00-var: 5 GiB, 5368709120 bytes, 10485760 sectors\nUnits: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes\nSector size (logical\/physical): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\nI\/O size (minimum\/optimal): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\n\n\nDisk \/dev\/mapper\/vg00-home: 5 GiB, 5368709120 bytes, 10485760 sectors\nUnits: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes\nSector size (logical\/physical): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes\nI\/O size (minimum\/optimal): 512 bytes \/ 512 bytes<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nAfter restoring the partitioning, activate the swap partition using the following commands: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
# mkswap \/dev\/sda2\n# swapon -p 1 \/dev\/sda2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n*Note* <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If your disk was using GPT your swap partition is likely \/dev\/sda3 instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please reference fdisk -l output to confirm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, we can start building the RAID:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
# mdadm --manage \/dev\/md1 --add \/dev\/sda1<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n# mdadm --manage \/dev\/md3 --add \/dev\/sda3<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nIf your partition layout was GPT, then you will be rebuilding md2 and md4 instead<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We can now use cat \/proc\/mdstat<\/strong> to track the rebuild of the RAID. <\/p>\n\n\n\ncat \/proc\/mdstat\nPersonalities : [linear] [raid0] [raid1] [raid10] [raid6] [raid5] [raid4] [faulty]\nmd1 : active raid1 sda1[0] sdb1[1]\n 4194240 blocks [2\/2] [UU]\n\nmd3 : active raid1 sda3[2] sdb3[1]\n 970470016 blocks [2\/1] [_U]\n [========>............] recovery = 40.2% (390393152\/970470016) finish=67.9min speed=142233K\/sec\n\nunused devices: <none>\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nGPT Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
[root@host ~]# cat \/proc\/mdstat \nPersonalities : [raid1] \nmd2 : active raid1 sda2[2] sdb2[0] \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \n1949632 blocks super 1.0 [2\/2] [UU] \n\n\nmd4 : active raid1 sda4[2] sdb4[0] \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \n1947653952 blocks super 1.0 [2\/1] [U_] \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \n[>....................] \u00a0recovery = \u00a00.3% (7050752\/1947653952) finish=658.0min speed=49147K\/sec\nunused devices: <none><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nNow, after the RAID has been rebuilt, we need to build grub. First we need to mount everything:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
# mount \/dev\/md1 \/mnt\n# mount \/dev\/mapper\/vg00-var \/mnt\/var\n# mount \/dev\/mapper\/vg00-usr \/mnt\/usr\n# mount \/dev\/mapper\/vg00-home \/mnt\/home\n# mount --bind \/dev \/mnt\/dev\n# mount --bind \/dev\/pts \/mnt\/dev\/pts\n# mount --bind \/proc \/mnt\/proc\n# mount --bind \/sys \/mnt\/sys <\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nThen chroot \/mnt director<\/p>\n\n\n\n
# chroot \/mnt<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nBuilding grub:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
# grub-install \/dev\/sda\n# grub-install \/dev\/sdb<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nOr, Building grub2:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
# grub2-mkconfig\n# grub2-install \/dev\/sda\n# grub2-install \/dev\/sdb\n# grubby --update-kernel=ALL --args=rd.auto=1<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nExit Chroot with Exit<\/strong> and unmount all disks: <\/p>\n\n\n\n# exit\n# umount -a<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nFinally, the RAID has been rebuilt
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