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Old 05-03-2007, 09:49 AM   #1
emat
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mdadm, images over loopback, raid5, can't create partitions


Hi all,

I want to create a test environment for learning purposes. This is not a production setup of any kind:

Since I don't have 4 disks to use those to build my raid I want to use 4 files as a block device:


I created 4 files using:

Code:
dd if=/dev/zero of=disk0.dd bs=512k count=20
dd if=/dev/zero of=disk1.dd bs=512k count=20
dd if=/dev/zero of=disk2.dd bs=512k count=20
dd if=/dev/zero of=disk3.dd bs=512k count=20
I mounted these files as block devices doing:

Code:
losetup /dev/loop0 disk0.dd
losetup /dev/loop0 disk1.dd
losetup /dev/loop0 disk2.dd
losetup /dev/loop0 disk3.dd
I created a raid out of these disks using mdadm (The raid is online and looks healthy):

Code:
mdadm --create /dev/md0 --level=5 --raid-devices=4 --auto=part /dev/loop[0123]
I want to create 1 simple primary partition on /dev/md0 so I can format it using ext3.
When doing this with fdisk /dev/md0 I can create the partition but when I write it I get:

Code:
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.

WARNING: Re-reading the partition table failed with error 22: Invalid argument.
The kernel still uses the old table.
The new table will be used at the next reboot.
Syncing disks.
I can't create that partition, or at lease, I can't activate that partition,.... there is no /dev/md0p1 anywhere.

stopping the raid and reassembling it doesn't work either,....

It could be a problem related to the fact that i'm using the loopback driver,....

So, how can I get a healthy working partition with this setup?

Any opinions about this?
 
Old 05-03-2007, 03:46 PM   #2
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Please post your thread in only one forum. Posting a single thread in the most relevant forum will make it easier for members to help you and will keep the discussion in one place. This thread is being closed because it is a duplicate.
 
  


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