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The state of my RAID-1 disk (created with two SATA Disk Drives) is "inactive" and I don't know why. It should be active under normal circumstances.
I just want to know in which case would a RAID-1 disk state become inactive.
Would a faulty SATA disk of RAID members cause the inactive state? Or a disk with no-fresh data? How can I fix this?
user515312
Posted 2015-10-29T03:11:24.550
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This means that the RAID device has not been assembled. It does not imply the disks are faulty. Its possible/probable that /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf does not exist, and the raid device was not assembled at startup.
Try activating the disks with
mdadm -A /dev/mdX
If that fails, try reassemblig it by running the following as root:
mdadm --stop /dev/mdX
mdadm --assemble --force /dev/mdX /dev/sdX /dev/sdY
To make the change permanant run
mdadm --examine --scan >> /etc/mdadm.conf
davidgo
Posted 2015-10-29T03:11:24.550
Reputation: 49 152
You should mention the hardware or software you are using for RAID, such as mdadm softraid or a specific hardware controller. – agtoever – 2015-10-29T06:11:32.437