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I have just installed a new version of fedora 12 64bit and have setup the following drive configuration - Code: [root@fedora ~]# cat /proc/mdstat Personalities : [raid1] md2 : active ...
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    [SOLVED] Add partition to software raid 1

    I have just installed a new version of fedora 12 64bit and have setup the following drive configuration -

    Code:
    [root@fedora ~]# cat /proc/mdstat
    Personalities : [raid1]
    md2 : active raid1 sdc1[0] sdd1[1]
          312568576 blocks [2/2] [UU]
    
    md1 : active raid1 dm-3[0]
          37644416 blocks [2/1] [U_]
    
    md0 : active raid1 dm-1[0]
          409536 blocks [2/1] [U_]
    
    unused devices: <none>
    
    [root@fedora ~]# fdisk -l
    
    Disk /dev/sda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x000c53b3
    
       Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
    /dev/sda1               1          51      409600   fd  Linux raid autodetect
    Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
    /dev/sda2              51         179     1024000   82  Linux swap / Solaris
    Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary.
    /dev/sda3             179        4865    37644481   fd  Linux raid autodetect
    
    Disk /dev/sdb: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x000c53b3
    
       Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
    /dev/sdb1               1          51      409600   fd  Linux raid autodetect
    Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
    /dev/sdb2              51         179     1024000   82  Linux swap / Solaris
    Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary.
    /dev/sdb3             179        4865    37644481   fd  Linux raid autodetect
    
    Disk /dev/sdc: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x000b443f
    
       Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
    /dev/sdc1               1       38913   312568641   fd  Linux raid autodetect
    
    Disk /dev/sdd: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x0005fa92
    
       Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
    /dev/sdd1               1       38913   312568641   fd  Linux raid autodetect
    
    Disk /dev/sde: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x000babb4
    
       Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
    /dev/sde1   *           1      121601   976760001   83  Linux
    
    Disk /dev/dm-0: 40.0 GB, 40020663808 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x000c53b3
    
         Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
    /dev/dm-0p1               1          51      409600   fd  Linux raid autodetect
    Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
    /dev/dm-0p2              51         179     1024000   82  Linux swap / Solaris
    Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary.
    /dev/dm-0p3             179        4865    37644481   fd  Linux raid autodetect
    
    Disk /dev/dm-1: 419 MB, 419430400 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 50 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x00000000
    
         Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
    
    Disk /dev/dm-2: 1048 MB, 1048576000 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 127 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x00000000
    
    Disk /dev/dm-2 doesn't contain a valid partition table
    
    Disk /dev/dm-3: 38.5 GB, 38547948544 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4686 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x00000000
    
    Disk /dev/dm-3 doesn't contain a valid partition table
    
    Disk /dev/md0: 419 MB, 419364864 bytes
    2 heads, 4 sectors/track, 102384 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 8 * 512 = 4096 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x00000000
    
        Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
    
    Disk /dev/md1: 38.5 GB, 38547881984 bytes
    2 heads, 4 sectors/track, 9411104 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 8 * 512 = 4096 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x00000000
    
    Disk /dev/md1 doesn't contain a valid partition table
    
    Disk /dev/md2: 320.1 GB, 320070221824 bytes
    2 heads, 4 sectors/track, 78142144 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 8 * 512 = 4096 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x00000000
    
    Disk /dev/md2 doesn't contain a valid partition table
    md0 is my /boot partition
    md1 is my / partition
    md2 is mounted for data
    swap is not on raid (/dev/sda2 and /dev/sdb2)

    I want to fill the second parts of the arrays md0 and md1.

    The arrays should contain -
    md0 - /dev/sda1 and /dev/sdb1
    md1 - /dev/sda3 and /dev/sdb3

    but for some reason I am getting dm-1 and dm-3.

    How can I change the array so it contains the normal /dev/sda and /dev/sdb disks and partitions?

    Why is the system telling me my drives are dm devices? I have no bios raid features on the motherboard.

    How do I use md-1 and md-3 partitions?

    How do I go back to the traditional /dev/sda and /dev/sdb devices?

    By the way the system tells me that /dev/sda1 and /dev/sdb1 do not exist.

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    Solved it using dmraid -r -E

    This removed the old dmraid data on the disks and reinstalled OS from scratch.

    All fell into place as it should

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