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I ran into issue where while i am creating bunch of RAID6 arrays on storage server, some unwanted random arrays were created with them for no reason.



I am using old disks but i ran mdadm --zero-superblock on all of them also with sgdisk -Z. Afer that mdadm --examine didnt find any array and after reboot there was also none. Disks were previously used in RAID50 arrangement.



Here is /proc/mdadm output. You can see md125..127 and completely random md23 that are for some reason created from still assembling new RAID6 array.



I would assume its possibly some old data from previous SW raid configuration, but as i said i wiped the disks and there was no trace of any arrays after that.



Why are they there and how can i get rid of them?



md9 : active raid6 sdbj[5] sdbi[4] sdbh[3] sdbg[2] sdbf[1] sdbe[0]
11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
[>....................] resync = 0.0% (387900/2930135040) finish=2139.9min speed=22817K/sec
bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

md125 : inactive md8[0](S)
8790274048 blocks super 1.2

md8 : active raid6 sdbd[5] sdbc[4] sdbb[3] sdba[2] sdaz[1] sday[0]
11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
[>....................] resync = 0.0% (579836/2930135040) finish=2020.9min speed=24159K/sec
bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

md7 : active raid6 sdax[5] sdaw[4] sdav[3] sdau[2] sdat[1] sdas[0]
11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
[>....................] resync = 0.0% (759416/2930135040) finish=1735.8min speed=28126K/sec
bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

md6 : active raid6 sdar[5] sdaq[4] sdap[3] sdao[2] sdan[1] sdam[0]
11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
[>....................] resync = 0.0% (882816/2930135040) finish=1659.0min speed=29427K/sec
bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

md126 : inactive md5[1](S)
8790274048 blocks super 1.2

md5 : active raid6 sdal[5] sdak[4] sdaj[3] sdai[2] sdah[1] sdag[0]
11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
[>....................] resync = 0.0% (1106488/2930135040) finish=1520.6min speed=32103K/sec
bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

md4 : active raid6 sdaf[5] sdae[4] sdad[3] sdac[2] sdab[1] sdaa[0]
11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
[>....................] resync = 0.0% (1279132/2930135040) finish=1438.5min speed=33931K/sec
bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

md127 : inactive md7[2](S) md3[1](S)
17580548096 blocks super 1.2

md3 : active raid6 sdz[5] sdy[4] sdx[3] sdw[2] sdv[1] sdu[0]
11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
[>....................] resync = 0.0% (1488528/2930135040) finish=1361.9min speed=35839K/sec
bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

md23 : inactive md2[1](S)
8790274048 blocks super 1.2

md2 : active raid6 sdr[5] sdq[4] sdp[3] sdo[2] sdn[1] sdm[0]
11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
[>....................] resync = 0.0% (2165400/2930135040) finish=1032.5min speed=47260K/sec
bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

md1 : active raid6 sdl[5] sdk[4] sdj[3] sdi[2] sdh[1] sdg[0]
11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
[>....................] resync = 0.9% (28889600/2930135040) finish=610.7min speed=79172K/sec
bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

md0 : active raid6 sdf[5] sde[4] sdd[3] sdc[2] sdb[1] sda[0]
11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
[>....................] resync = 1.5% (45517312/2930135040) finish=771.3min speed=62328K/sec
bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk


Commands to creat arrays just in case:



mdadm --zero-superblock
sgdisk -Z

mdadm --create /dev/md8 -v --raid-devices=6 --bitmap=internal --level=6 /dev/sda[yz] /dev/sdb[abcd]


Apparently
the system is somehow trying to add newly crated arrays to RAID0 from previous configuration. But where are the data about it about it stored? So i can wipe it clean and create brand new RAID60



root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm -D /dev/md23
/dev/md23:
Version : 1.2
Raid Level : raid0
Total Devices : 1
Persistence : Superblock is persistent

State : inactive

Name : vod0-brn:23 (local to host vod0-brn)
UUID : 2b4555e5:ed4f13ca:9a347c91:23748d47
Events : 0

Number Major Minor RaidDevice

- 9 2 - /dev/md2

root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm -D /dev/md127
/dev/md127:
Version : 1.2
Raid Level : raid0
Total Devices : 2
Persistence : Superblock is persistent

State : inactive

Name : debian:25
UUID : f4499ca3:b5c206e8:2bd8afd1:23aaea2c
Events : 0

Number Major Minor RaidDevice

- 9 7 - /dev/md7
- 9 3 - /dev/md3
root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm -D /dev/md126
/dev/md126:
Version : 1.2
Raid Level : raid0
Total Devices : 1
Persistence : Superblock is persistent

State : inactive

Name : debian:26
UUID : 52be5dac:b730c109:d2f36d64:a98fa836
Events : 0

Number Major Minor RaidDevice

- 9 5 - /dev/md5
root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm -D /dev/md125
/dev/md125:
Version : 1.2
Raid Level : raid0
Total Devices : 1
Persistence : Superblock is persistent

State : inactive

Name : debian:28
UUID : 4ea15dcc:1ab164fc:fa2532d1:0b93d0ae
Events : 0

Number Major Minor RaidDevice

- 9 8 - /dev/md8
root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm -D /dev/md23
/dev/md23:
Version : 1.2
Raid Level : raid0
Total Devices : 1
Persistence : Superblock is persistent

State : inactive

Name : vod0-brn:23 (local to host vod0-brn)
UUID : 2b4555e5:ed4f13ca:9a347c91:23748d47
Events : 0

Number Major Minor RaidDevice

- 9 2 - /dev/md2


After i mdadm --stop /dev/md** them, they aren o longer present in /proc/mdstat, but they are still present in the system which i dont like very much. Its just a half-solution



root@vod0-brn:~# cat /dev/md 
md/ md0 md1 md125 md126 md127 md2 md23 md29 md3 md4 md5 md6 md7 md8 md9


mdadm --examine will still find them, even with different names, what a messs :( :



ARRAY /dev/md/23 metadata=1.2 UUID=2b4555e5:ed4f13ca:9a347c91:23748d47 name=vod0-brn:23
ARRAY /dev/md/26 metadata=1.2 UUID=52be5dac:b730c109:d2f36d64:a98fa836 name=debian:26
ARRAY /dev/md/25 metadata=1.2 UUID=f4499ca3:b5c206e8:2bd8afd1:23aaea2c name=debian:25
ARRAY /dev/md/28 metadata=1.2 UUID=4ea15dcc:1ab164fc:fa2532d1:0b93d0ae name=debian:28









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    I ran into issue where while i am creating bunch of RAID6 arrays on storage server, some unwanted random arrays were created with them for no reason.



    I am using old disks but i ran mdadm --zero-superblock on all of them also with sgdisk -Z. Afer that mdadm --examine didnt find any array and after reboot there was also none. Disks were previously used in RAID50 arrangement.



    Here is /proc/mdadm output. You can see md125..127 and completely random md23 that are for some reason created from still assembling new RAID6 array.



    I would assume its possibly some old data from previous SW raid configuration, but as i said i wiped the disks and there was no trace of any arrays after that.



    Why are they there and how can i get rid of them?



    md9 : active raid6 sdbj[5] sdbi[4] sdbh[3] sdbg[2] sdbf[1] sdbe[0]
    11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
    [>....................] resync = 0.0% (387900/2930135040) finish=2139.9min speed=22817K/sec
    bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

    md125 : inactive md8[0](S)
    8790274048 blocks super 1.2

    md8 : active raid6 sdbd[5] sdbc[4] sdbb[3] sdba[2] sdaz[1] sday[0]
    11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
    [>....................] resync = 0.0% (579836/2930135040) finish=2020.9min speed=24159K/sec
    bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

    md7 : active raid6 sdax[5] sdaw[4] sdav[3] sdau[2] sdat[1] sdas[0]
    11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
    [>....................] resync = 0.0% (759416/2930135040) finish=1735.8min speed=28126K/sec
    bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

    md6 : active raid6 sdar[5] sdaq[4] sdap[3] sdao[2] sdan[1] sdam[0]
    11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
    [>....................] resync = 0.0% (882816/2930135040) finish=1659.0min speed=29427K/sec
    bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

    md126 : inactive md5[1](S)
    8790274048 blocks super 1.2

    md5 : active raid6 sdal[5] sdak[4] sdaj[3] sdai[2] sdah[1] sdag[0]
    11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
    [>....................] resync = 0.0% (1106488/2930135040) finish=1520.6min speed=32103K/sec
    bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

    md4 : active raid6 sdaf[5] sdae[4] sdad[3] sdac[2] sdab[1] sdaa[0]
    11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
    [>....................] resync = 0.0% (1279132/2930135040) finish=1438.5min speed=33931K/sec
    bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

    md127 : inactive md7[2](S) md3[1](S)
    17580548096 blocks super 1.2

    md3 : active raid6 sdz[5] sdy[4] sdx[3] sdw[2] sdv[1] sdu[0]
    11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
    [>....................] resync = 0.0% (1488528/2930135040) finish=1361.9min speed=35839K/sec
    bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

    md23 : inactive md2[1](S)
    8790274048 blocks super 1.2

    md2 : active raid6 sdr[5] sdq[4] sdp[3] sdo[2] sdn[1] sdm[0]
    11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
    [>....................] resync = 0.0% (2165400/2930135040) finish=1032.5min speed=47260K/sec
    bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

    md1 : active raid6 sdl[5] sdk[4] sdj[3] sdi[2] sdh[1] sdg[0]
    11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
    [>....................] resync = 0.9% (28889600/2930135040) finish=610.7min speed=79172K/sec
    bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

    md0 : active raid6 sdf[5] sde[4] sdd[3] sdc[2] sdb[1] sda[0]
    11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
    [>....................] resync = 1.5% (45517312/2930135040) finish=771.3min speed=62328K/sec
    bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk


    Commands to creat arrays just in case:



    mdadm --zero-superblock
    sgdisk -Z

    mdadm --create /dev/md8 -v --raid-devices=6 --bitmap=internal --level=6 /dev/sda[yz] /dev/sdb[abcd]


    Apparently
    the system is somehow trying to add newly crated arrays to RAID0 from previous configuration. But where are the data about it about it stored? So i can wipe it clean and create brand new RAID60



    root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm -D /dev/md23
    /dev/md23:
    Version : 1.2
    Raid Level : raid0
    Total Devices : 1
    Persistence : Superblock is persistent

    State : inactive

    Name : vod0-brn:23 (local to host vod0-brn)
    UUID : 2b4555e5:ed4f13ca:9a347c91:23748d47
    Events : 0

    Number Major Minor RaidDevice

    - 9 2 - /dev/md2

    root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm -D /dev/md127
    /dev/md127:
    Version : 1.2
    Raid Level : raid0
    Total Devices : 2
    Persistence : Superblock is persistent

    State : inactive

    Name : debian:25
    UUID : f4499ca3:b5c206e8:2bd8afd1:23aaea2c
    Events : 0

    Number Major Minor RaidDevice

    - 9 7 - /dev/md7
    - 9 3 - /dev/md3
    root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm -D /dev/md126
    /dev/md126:
    Version : 1.2
    Raid Level : raid0
    Total Devices : 1
    Persistence : Superblock is persistent

    State : inactive

    Name : debian:26
    UUID : 52be5dac:b730c109:d2f36d64:a98fa836
    Events : 0

    Number Major Minor RaidDevice

    - 9 5 - /dev/md5
    root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm -D /dev/md125
    /dev/md125:
    Version : 1.2
    Raid Level : raid0
    Total Devices : 1
    Persistence : Superblock is persistent

    State : inactive

    Name : debian:28
    UUID : 4ea15dcc:1ab164fc:fa2532d1:0b93d0ae
    Events : 0

    Number Major Minor RaidDevice

    - 9 8 - /dev/md8
    root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm -D /dev/md23
    /dev/md23:
    Version : 1.2
    Raid Level : raid0
    Total Devices : 1
    Persistence : Superblock is persistent

    State : inactive

    Name : vod0-brn:23 (local to host vod0-brn)
    UUID : 2b4555e5:ed4f13ca:9a347c91:23748d47
    Events : 0

    Number Major Minor RaidDevice

    - 9 2 - /dev/md2


    After i mdadm --stop /dev/md** them, they aren o longer present in /proc/mdstat, but they are still present in the system which i dont like very much. Its just a half-solution



    root@vod0-brn:~# cat /dev/md 
    md/ md0 md1 md125 md126 md127 md2 md23 md29 md3 md4 md5 md6 md7 md8 md9


    mdadm --examine will still find them, even with different names, what a messs :( :



    ARRAY /dev/md/23 metadata=1.2 UUID=2b4555e5:ed4f13ca:9a347c91:23748d47 name=vod0-brn:23
    ARRAY /dev/md/26 metadata=1.2 UUID=52be5dac:b730c109:d2f36d64:a98fa836 name=debian:26
    ARRAY /dev/md/25 metadata=1.2 UUID=f4499ca3:b5c206e8:2bd8afd1:23aaea2c name=debian:25
    ARRAY /dev/md/28 metadata=1.2 UUID=4ea15dcc:1ab164fc:fa2532d1:0b93d0ae name=debian:28









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      I ran into issue where while i am creating bunch of RAID6 arrays on storage server, some unwanted random arrays were created with them for no reason.



      I am using old disks but i ran mdadm --zero-superblock on all of them also with sgdisk -Z. Afer that mdadm --examine didnt find any array and after reboot there was also none. Disks were previously used in RAID50 arrangement.



      Here is /proc/mdadm output. You can see md125..127 and completely random md23 that are for some reason created from still assembling new RAID6 array.



      I would assume its possibly some old data from previous SW raid configuration, but as i said i wiped the disks and there was no trace of any arrays after that.



      Why are they there and how can i get rid of them?



      md9 : active raid6 sdbj[5] sdbi[4] sdbh[3] sdbg[2] sdbf[1] sdbe[0]
      11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
      [>....................] resync = 0.0% (387900/2930135040) finish=2139.9min speed=22817K/sec
      bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

      md125 : inactive md8[0](S)
      8790274048 blocks super 1.2

      md8 : active raid6 sdbd[5] sdbc[4] sdbb[3] sdba[2] sdaz[1] sday[0]
      11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
      [>....................] resync = 0.0% (579836/2930135040) finish=2020.9min speed=24159K/sec
      bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

      md7 : active raid6 sdax[5] sdaw[4] sdav[3] sdau[2] sdat[1] sdas[0]
      11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
      [>....................] resync = 0.0% (759416/2930135040) finish=1735.8min speed=28126K/sec
      bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

      md6 : active raid6 sdar[5] sdaq[4] sdap[3] sdao[2] sdan[1] sdam[0]
      11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
      [>....................] resync = 0.0% (882816/2930135040) finish=1659.0min speed=29427K/sec
      bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

      md126 : inactive md5[1](S)
      8790274048 blocks super 1.2

      md5 : active raid6 sdal[5] sdak[4] sdaj[3] sdai[2] sdah[1] sdag[0]
      11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
      [>....................] resync = 0.0% (1106488/2930135040) finish=1520.6min speed=32103K/sec
      bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

      md4 : active raid6 sdaf[5] sdae[4] sdad[3] sdac[2] sdab[1] sdaa[0]
      11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
      [>....................] resync = 0.0% (1279132/2930135040) finish=1438.5min speed=33931K/sec
      bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

      md127 : inactive md7[2](S) md3[1](S)
      17580548096 blocks super 1.2

      md3 : active raid6 sdz[5] sdy[4] sdx[3] sdw[2] sdv[1] sdu[0]
      11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
      [>....................] resync = 0.0% (1488528/2930135040) finish=1361.9min speed=35839K/sec
      bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

      md23 : inactive md2[1](S)
      8790274048 blocks super 1.2

      md2 : active raid6 sdr[5] sdq[4] sdp[3] sdo[2] sdn[1] sdm[0]
      11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
      [>....................] resync = 0.0% (2165400/2930135040) finish=1032.5min speed=47260K/sec
      bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

      md1 : active raid6 sdl[5] sdk[4] sdj[3] sdi[2] sdh[1] sdg[0]
      11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
      [>....................] resync = 0.9% (28889600/2930135040) finish=610.7min speed=79172K/sec
      bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

      md0 : active raid6 sdf[5] sde[4] sdd[3] sdc[2] sdb[1] sda[0]
      11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
      [>....................] resync = 1.5% (45517312/2930135040) finish=771.3min speed=62328K/sec
      bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk


      Commands to creat arrays just in case:



      mdadm --zero-superblock
      sgdisk -Z

      mdadm --create /dev/md8 -v --raid-devices=6 --bitmap=internal --level=6 /dev/sda[yz] /dev/sdb[abcd]


      Apparently
      the system is somehow trying to add newly crated arrays to RAID0 from previous configuration. But where are the data about it about it stored? So i can wipe it clean and create brand new RAID60



      root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm -D /dev/md23
      /dev/md23:
      Version : 1.2
      Raid Level : raid0
      Total Devices : 1
      Persistence : Superblock is persistent

      State : inactive

      Name : vod0-brn:23 (local to host vod0-brn)
      UUID : 2b4555e5:ed4f13ca:9a347c91:23748d47
      Events : 0

      Number Major Minor RaidDevice

      - 9 2 - /dev/md2

      root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm -D /dev/md127
      /dev/md127:
      Version : 1.2
      Raid Level : raid0
      Total Devices : 2
      Persistence : Superblock is persistent

      State : inactive

      Name : debian:25
      UUID : f4499ca3:b5c206e8:2bd8afd1:23aaea2c
      Events : 0

      Number Major Minor RaidDevice

      - 9 7 - /dev/md7
      - 9 3 - /dev/md3
      root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm -D /dev/md126
      /dev/md126:
      Version : 1.2
      Raid Level : raid0
      Total Devices : 1
      Persistence : Superblock is persistent

      State : inactive

      Name : debian:26
      UUID : 52be5dac:b730c109:d2f36d64:a98fa836
      Events : 0

      Number Major Minor RaidDevice

      - 9 5 - /dev/md5
      root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm -D /dev/md125
      /dev/md125:
      Version : 1.2
      Raid Level : raid0
      Total Devices : 1
      Persistence : Superblock is persistent

      State : inactive

      Name : debian:28
      UUID : 4ea15dcc:1ab164fc:fa2532d1:0b93d0ae
      Events : 0

      Number Major Minor RaidDevice

      - 9 8 - /dev/md8
      root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm -D /dev/md23
      /dev/md23:
      Version : 1.2
      Raid Level : raid0
      Total Devices : 1
      Persistence : Superblock is persistent

      State : inactive

      Name : vod0-brn:23 (local to host vod0-brn)
      UUID : 2b4555e5:ed4f13ca:9a347c91:23748d47
      Events : 0

      Number Major Minor RaidDevice

      - 9 2 - /dev/md2


      After i mdadm --stop /dev/md** them, they aren o longer present in /proc/mdstat, but they are still present in the system which i dont like very much. Its just a half-solution



      root@vod0-brn:~# cat /dev/md 
      md/ md0 md1 md125 md126 md127 md2 md23 md29 md3 md4 md5 md6 md7 md8 md9


      mdadm --examine will still find them, even with different names, what a messs :( :



      ARRAY /dev/md/23 metadata=1.2 UUID=2b4555e5:ed4f13ca:9a347c91:23748d47 name=vod0-brn:23
      ARRAY /dev/md/26 metadata=1.2 UUID=52be5dac:b730c109:d2f36d64:a98fa836 name=debian:26
      ARRAY /dev/md/25 metadata=1.2 UUID=f4499ca3:b5c206e8:2bd8afd1:23aaea2c name=debian:25
      ARRAY /dev/md/28 metadata=1.2 UUID=4ea15dcc:1ab164fc:fa2532d1:0b93d0ae name=debian:28









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      I ran into issue where while i am creating bunch of RAID6 arrays on storage server, some unwanted random arrays were created with them for no reason.



      I am using old disks but i ran mdadm --zero-superblock on all of them also with sgdisk -Z. Afer that mdadm --examine didnt find any array and after reboot there was also none. Disks were previously used in RAID50 arrangement.



      Here is /proc/mdadm output. You can see md125..127 and completely random md23 that are for some reason created from still assembling new RAID6 array.



      I would assume its possibly some old data from previous SW raid configuration, but as i said i wiped the disks and there was no trace of any arrays after that.



      Why are they there and how can i get rid of them?



      md9 : active raid6 sdbj[5] sdbi[4] sdbh[3] sdbg[2] sdbf[1] sdbe[0]
      11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
      [>....................] resync = 0.0% (387900/2930135040) finish=2139.9min speed=22817K/sec
      bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

      md125 : inactive md8[0](S)
      8790274048 blocks super 1.2

      md8 : active raid6 sdbd[5] sdbc[4] sdbb[3] sdba[2] sdaz[1] sday[0]
      11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
      [>....................] resync = 0.0% (579836/2930135040) finish=2020.9min speed=24159K/sec
      bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

      md7 : active raid6 sdax[5] sdaw[4] sdav[3] sdau[2] sdat[1] sdas[0]
      11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
      [>....................] resync = 0.0% (759416/2930135040) finish=1735.8min speed=28126K/sec
      bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

      md6 : active raid6 sdar[5] sdaq[4] sdap[3] sdao[2] sdan[1] sdam[0]
      11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
      [>....................] resync = 0.0% (882816/2930135040) finish=1659.0min speed=29427K/sec
      bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

      md126 : inactive md5[1](S)
      8790274048 blocks super 1.2

      md5 : active raid6 sdal[5] sdak[4] sdaj[3] sdai[2] sdah[1] sdag[0]
      11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
      [>....................] resync = 0.0% (1106488/2930135040) finish=1520.6min speed=32103K/sec
      bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

      md4 : active raid6 sdaf[5] sdae[4] sdad[3] sdac[2] sdab[1] sdaa[0]
      11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
      [>....................] resync = 0.0% (1279132/2930135040) finish=1438.5min speed=33931K/sec
      bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

      md127 : inactive md7[2](S) md3[1](S)
      17580548096 blocks super 1.2

      md3 : active raid6 sdz[5] sdy[4] sdx[3] sdw[2] sdv[1] sdu[0]
      11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
      [>....................] resync = 0.0% (1488528/2930135040) finish=1361.9min speed=35839K/sec
      bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

      md23 : inactive md2[1](S)
      8790274048 blocks super 1.2

      md2 : active raid6 sdr[5] sdq[4] sdp[3] sdo[2] sdn[1] sdm[0]
      11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
      [>....................] resync = 0.0% (2165400/2930135040) finish=1032.5min speed=47260K/sec
      bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

      md1 : active raid6 sdl[5] sdk[4] sdj[3] sdi[2] sdh[1] sdg[0]
      11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
      [>....................] resync = 0.9% (28889600/2930135040) finish=610.7min speed=79172K/sec
      bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk

      md0 : active raid6 sdf[5] sde[4] sdd[3] sdc[2] sdb[1] sda[0]
      11720540160 blocks super 1.2 level 6, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [6/6] [UUUUUU]
      [>....................] resync = 1.5% (45517312/2930135040) finish=771.3min speed=62328K/sec
      bitmap: 22/22 pages [88KB], 65536KB chunk


      Commands to creat arrays just in case:



      mdadm --zero-superblock
      sgdisk -Z

      mdadm --create /dev/md8 -v --raid-devices=6 --bitmap=internal --level=6 /dev/sda[yz] /dev/sdb[abcd]


      Apparently
      the system is somehow trying to add newly crated arrays to RAID0 from previous configuration. But where are the data about it about it stored? So i can wipe it clean and create brand new RAID60



      root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm -D /dev/md23
      /dev/md23:
      Version : 1.2
      Raid Level : raid0
      Total Devices : 1
      Persistence : Superblock is persistent

      State : inactive

      Name : vod0-brn:23 (local to host vod0-brn)
      UUID : 2b4555e5:ed4f13ca:9a347c91:23748d47
      Events : 0

      Number Major Minor RaidDevice

      - 9 2 - /dev/md2

      root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm -D /dev/md127
      /dev/md127:
      Version : 1.2
      Raid Level : raid0
      Total Devices : 2
      Persistence : Superblock is persistent

      State : inactive

      Name : debian:25
      UUID : f4499ca3:b5c206e8:2bd8afd1:23aaea2c
      Events : 0

      Number Major Minor RaidDevice

      - 9 7 - /dev/md7
      - 9 3 - /dev/md3
      root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm -D /dev/md126
      /dev/md126:
      Version : 1.2
      Raid Level : raid0
      Total Devices : 1
      Persistence : Superblock is persistent

      State : inactive

      Name : debian:26
      UUID : 52be5dac:b730c109:d2f36d64:a98fa836
      Events : 0

      Number Major Minor RaidDevice

      - 9 5 - /dev/md5
      root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm -D /dev/md125
      /dev/md125:
      Version : 1.2
      Raid Level : raid0
      Total Devices : 1
      Persistence : Superblock is persistent

      State : inactive

      Name : debian:28
      UUID : 4ea15dcc:1ab164fc:fa2532d1:0b93d0ae
      Events : 0

      Number Major Minor RaidDevice

      - 9 8 - /dev/md8
      root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm -D /dev/md23
      /dev/md23:
      Version : 1.2
      Raid Level : raid0
      Total Devices : 1
      Persistence : Superblock is persistent

      State : inactive

      Name : vod0-brn:23 (local to host vod0-brn)
      UUID : 2b4555e5:ed4f13ca:9a347c91:23748d47
      Events : 0

      Number Major Minor RaidDevice

      - 9 2 - /dev/md2


      After i mdadm --stop /dev/md** them, they aren o longer present in /proc/mdstat, but they are still present in the system which i dont like very much. Its just a half-solution



      root@vod0-brn:~# cat /dev/md 
      md/ md0 md1 md125 md126 md127 md2 md23 md29 md3 md4 md5 md6 md7 md8 md9


      mdadm --examine will still find them, even with different names, what a messs :( :



      ARRAY /dev/md/23 metadata=1.2 UUID=2b4555e5:ed4f13ca:9a347c91:23748d47 name=vod0-brn:23
      ARRAY /dev/md/26 metadata=1.2 UUID=52be5dac:b730c109:d2f36d64:a98fa836 name=debian:26
      ARRAY /dev/md/25 metadata=1.2 UUID=f4499ca3:b5c206e8:2bd8afd1:23aaea2c name=debian:25
      ARRAY /dev/md/28 metadata=1.2 UUID=4ea15dcc:1ab164fc:fa2532d1:0b93d0ae name=debian:28






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          It looks like there were MD raid devices created on top of other MD raid devices, which is why once /dev/md2 is created, the system detects a RAID0 on that device and creates /dev/md23.



          In this case it would be best to add a line to your /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf file:



          DEVICE /dev/sd*


          Now the system should only consider /dev/sd* devices when trying to assemble existing MD raid devices.






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          • Thanks, but i want to buld RAID0 on top of my RAID6 as well, so i wondere where the system read info abou previously existing RAIDS on top of RAIDs so i can just wipe it. Its remembering for some reason only few RAIDs. I wiped disks left and right with dd, wipefs, zerosueprblock, sgdisk....but nothing helped. Still got 3 unwanted arrays assembeled. This time they are named like the old ones md23 md26 and md27. Any idea?

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          • If you know what MD devices you want to use for your RAID0, add those to the DEVICE line. Otherwise you need to do mdadm --zerosuperblock on the assemlbed RAID6 devices.

            – wurtel
            Apr 23 at 11:36











          • i get this root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm --zero-superblock /dev/md5 mdadm: Couldn't open /dev/md5 for write - not zeroing , is it due to assemble in progress? should i wait after assemble is done, than mabye stop it, zero it and start it?

            – J B
            Apr 23 at 11:52












          • Might be, although it's usually possible to write to an MD device while syncing is active. Maybe it'll end up zeroing the MD device components itself :( Otherwise you don't have much options left besides completely filling the devices with dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdxx bs=1024k...

            – wurtel
            Apr 23 at 12:01











          • i did 'dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdbn bs=1 count=512' but didnt help, that deleted MBR and PT. With sgdisk i deleted GPT, wipefs -a filesystem...still no luck. It would be painfull to dd all 60 3TB disks :( Good i can experiment on this server, but as you said iam running out of solutions

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          It looks like there were MD raid devices created on top of other MD raid devices, which is why once /dev/md2 is created, the system detects a RAID0 on that device and creates /dev/md23.



          In this case it would be best to add a line to your /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf file:



          DEVICE /dev/sd*


          Now the system should only consider /dev/sd* devices when trying to assemble existing MD raid devices.






          share|improve this answer























          • Thanks, but i want to buld RAID0 on top of my RAID6 as well, so i wondere where the system read info abou previously existing RAIDS on top of RAIDs so i can just wipe it. Its remembering for some reason only few RAIDs. I wiped disks left and right with dd, wipefs, zerosueprblock, sgdisk....but nothing helped. Still got 3 unwanted arrays assembeled. This time they are named like the old ones md23 md26 and md27. Any idea?

            – J B
            Apr 23 at 11:33












          • If you know what MD devices you want to use for your RAID0, add those to the DEVICE line. Otherwise you need to do mdadm --zerosuperblock on the assemlbed RAID6 devices.

            – wurtel
            Apr 23 at 11:36











          • i get this root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm --zero-superblock /dev/md5 mdadm: Couldn't open /dev/md5 for write - not zeroing , is it due to assemble in progress? should i wait after assemble is done, than mabye stop it, zero it and start it?

            – J B
            Apr 23 at 11:52












          • Might be, although it's usually possible to write to an MD device while syncing is active. Maybe it'll end up zeroing the MD device components itself :( Otherwise you don't have much options left besides completely filling the devices with dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdxx bs=1024k...

            – wurtel
            Apr 23 at 12:01











          • i did 'dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdbn bs=1 count=512' but didnt help, that deleted MBR and PT. With sgdisk i deleted GPT, wipefs -a filesystem...still no luck. It would be painfull to dd all 60 3TB disks :( Good i can experiment on this server, but as you said iam running out of solutions

            – J B
            Apr 23 at 12:08















          0














          It looks like there were MD raid devices created on top of other MD raid devices, which is why once /dev/md2 is created, the system detects a RAID0 on that device and creates /dev/md23.



          In this case it would be best to add a line to your /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf file:



          DEVICE /dev/sd*


          Now the system should only consider /dev/sd* devices when trying to assemble existing MD raid devices.






          share|improve this answer























          • Thanks, but i want to buld RAID0 on top of my RAID6 as well, so i wondere where the system read info abou previously existing RAIDS on top of RAIDs so i can just wipe it. Its remembering for some reason only few RAIDs. I wiped disks left and right with dd, wipefs, zerosueprblock, sgdisk....but nothing helped. Still got 3 unwanted arrays assembeled. This time they are named like the old ones md23 md26 and md27. Any idea?

            – J B
            Apr 23 at 11:33












          • If you know what MD devices you want to use for your RAID0, add those to the DEVICE line. Otherwise you need to do mdadm --zerosuperblock on the assemlbed RAID6 devices.

            – wurtel
            Apr 23 at 11:36











          • i get this root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm --zero-superblock /dev/md5 mdadm: Couldn't open /dev/md5 for write - not zeroing , is it due to assemble in progress? should i wait after assemble is done, than mabye stop it, zero it and start it?

            – J B
            Apr 23 at 11:52












          • Might be, although it's usually possible to write to an MD device while syncing is active. Maybe it'll end up zeroing the MD device components itself :( Otherwise you don't have much options left besides completely filling the devices with dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdxx bs=1024k...

            – wurtel
            Apr 23 at 12:01











          • i did 'dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdbn bs=1 count=512' but didnt help, that deleted MBR and PT. With sgdisk i deleted GPT, wipefs -a filesystem...still no luck. It would be painfull to dd all 60 3TB disks :( Good i can experiment on this server, but as you said iam running out of solutions

            – J B
            Apr 23 at 12:08













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          It looks like there were MD raid devices created on top of other MD raid devices, which is why once /dev/md2 is created, the system detects a RAID0 on that device and creates /dev/md23.



          In this case it would be best to add a line to your /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf file:



          DEVICE /dev/sd*


          Now the system should only consider /dev/sd* devices when trying to assemble existing MD raid devices.






          share|improve this answer













          It looks like there were MD raid devices created on top of other MD raid devices, which is why once /dev/md2 is created, the system detects a RAID0 on that device and creates /dev/md23.



          In this case it would be best to add a line to your /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf file:



          DEVICE /dev/sd*


          Now the system should only consider /dev/sd* devices when trying to assemble existing MD raid devices.







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          • Thanks, but i want to buld RAID0 on top of my RAID6 as well, so i wondere where the system read info abou previously existing RAIDS on top of RAIDs so i can just wipe it. Its remembering for some reason only few RAIDs. I wiped disks left and right with dd, wipefs, zerosueprblock, sgdisk....but nothing helped. Still got 3 unwanted arrays assembeled. This time they are named like the old ones md23 md26 and md27. Any idea?

            – J B
            Apr 23 at 11:33












          • If you know what MD devices you want to use for your RAID0, add those to the DEVICE line. Otherwise you need to do mdadm --zerosuperblock on the assemlbed RAID6 devices.

            – wurtel
            Apr 23 at 11:36











          • i get this root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm --zero-superblock /dev/md5 mdadm: Couldn't open /dev/md5 for write - not zeroing , is it due to assemble in progress? should i wait after assemble is done, than mabye stop it, zero it and start it?

            – J B
            Apr 23 at 11:52












          • Might be, although it's usually possible to write to an MD device while syncing is active. Maybe it'll end up zeroing the MD device components itself :( Otherwise you don't have much options left besides completely filling the devices with dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdxx bs=1024k...

            – wurtel
            Apr 23 at 12:01











          • i did 'dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdbn bs=1 count=512' but didnt help, that deleted MBR and PT. With sgdisk i deleted GPT, wipefs -a filesystem...still no luck. It would be painfull to dd all 60 3TB disks :( Good i can experiment on this server, but as you said iam running out of solutions

            – J B
            Apr 23 at 12:08

















          • Thanks, but i want to buld RAID0 on top of my RAID6 as well, so i wondere where the system read info abou previously existing RAIDS on top of RAIDs so i can just wipe it. Its remembering for some reason only few RAIDs. I wiped disks left and right with dd, wipefs, zerosueprblock, sgdisk....but nothing helped. Still got 3 unwanted arrays assembeled. This time they are named like the old ones md23 md26 and md27. Any idea?

            – J B
            Apr 23 at 11:33












          • If you know what MD devices you want to use for your RAID0, add those to the DEVICE line. Otherwise you need to do mdadm --zerosuperblock on the assemlbed RAID6 devices.

            – wurtel
            Apr 23 at 11:36











          • i get this root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm --zero-superblock /dev/md5 mdadm: Couldn't open /dev/md5 for write - not zeroing , is it due to assemble in progress? should i wait after assemble is done, than mabye stop it, zero it and start it?

            – J B
            Apr 23 at 11:52












          • Might be, although it's usually possible to write to an MD device while syncing is active. Maybe it'll end up zeroing the MD device components itself :( Otherwise you don't have much options left besides completely filling the devices with dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdxx bs=1024k...

            – wurtel
            Apr 23 at 12:01











          • i did 'dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdbn bs=1 count=512' but didnt help, that deleted MBR and PT. With sgdisk i deleted GPT, wipefs -a filesystem...still no luck. It would be painfull to dd all 60 3TB disks :( Good i can experiment on this server, but as you said iam running out of solutions

            – J B
            Apr 23 at 12:08
















          Thanks, but i want to buld RAID0 on top of my RAID6 as well, so i wondere where the system read info abou previously existing RAIDS on top of RAIDs so i can just wipe it. Its remembering for some reason only few RAIDs. I wiped disks left and right with dd, wipefs, zerosueprblock, sgdisk....but nothing helped. Still got 3 unwanted arrays assembeled. This time they are named like the old ones md23 md26 and md27. Any idea?

          – J B
          Apr 23 at 11:33






          Thanks, but i want to buld RAID0 on top of my RAID6 as well, so i wondere where the system read info abou previously existing RAIDS on top of RAIDs so i can just wipe it. Its remembering for some reason only few RAIDs. I wiped disks left and right with dd, wipefs, zerosueprblock, sgdisk....but nothing helped. Still got 3 unwanted arrays assembeled. This time they are named like the old ones md23 md26 and md27. Any idea?

          – J B
          Apr 23 at 11:33














          If you know what MD devices you want to use for your RAID0, add those to the DEVICE line. Otherwise you need to do mdadm --zerosuperblock on the assemlbed RAID6 devices.

          – wurtel
          Apr 23 at 11:36





          If you know what MD devices you want to use for your RAID0, add those to the DEVICE line. Otherwise you need to do mdadm --zerosuperblock on the assemlbed RAID6 devices.

          – wurtel
          Apr 23 at 11:36













          i get this root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm --zero-superblock /dev/md5 mdadm: Couldn't open /dev/md5 for write - not zeroing , is it due to assemble in progress? should i wait after assemble is done, than mabye stop it, zero it and start it?

          – J B
          Apr 23 at 11:52






          i get this root@vod0-brn:~# mdadm --zero-superblock /dev/md5 mdadm: Couldn't open /dev/md5 for write - not zeroing , is it due to assemble in progress? should i wait after assemble is done, than mabye stop it, zero it and start it?

          – J B
          Apr 23 at 11:52














          Might be, although it's usually possible to write to an MD device while syncing is active. Maybe it'll end up zeroing the MD device components itself :( Otherwise you don't have much options left besides completely filling the devices with dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdxx bs=1024k...

          – wurtel
          Apr 23 at 12:01





          Might be, although it's usually possible to write to an MD device while syncing is active. Maybe it'll end up zeroing the MD device components itself :( Otherwise you don't have much options left besides completely filling the devices with dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdxx bs=1024k...

          – wurtel
          Apr 23 at 12:01













          i did 'dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdbn bs=1 count=512' but didnt help, that deleted MBR and PT. With sgdisk i deleted GPT, wipefs -a filesystem...still no luck. It would be painfull to dd all 60 3TB disks :( Good i can experiment on this server, but as you said iam running out of solutions

          – J B
          Apr 23 at 12:08





          i did 'dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdbn bs=1 count=512' but didnt help, that deleted MBR and PT. With sgdisk i deleted GPT, wipefs -a filesystem...still no luck. It would be painfull to dd all 60 3TB disks :( Good i can experiment on this server, but as you said iam running out of solutions

          – J B
          Apr 23 at 12:08

















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