salt.modules.mdadm

Salt module to manage RAID arrays with mdadm

salt.modules.mdadm.assemble(name, devices, test_mode=False, **kwargs)

Assemble a RAID device.

CLI Examples:

salt '*' raid.assemble /dev/md0 ['/dev/xvdd', '/dev/xvde']

Note

Adding test_mode=True as an argument will print out the mdadm command that would have been run.

name
The name of the array to assemble.
devices
The list of devices comprising the array to assemble.
kwargs
Optional arguments to be passed to mdadm.
returns
test_mode=True:
Prints out the full command.
test_mode=False (Default):
Executes command on the host(s) and prints out the mdadm output.

For more info, read the mdadm manpage.

salt.modules.mdadm.create(name, level, devices, metadata='default', test_mode=False, **kwargs)

Create a RAID device.

Changed in version 2014.7.0.

Warning

Use with CAUTION, as this function can be very destructive if not used properly!

CLI Examples:

salt '*' raid.create /dev/md0 level=1 chunk=256 devices="['/dev/xvdd', '/dev/xvde']" test_mode=True

Note

Adding test_mode=True as an argument will print out the mdadm command that would have been run.

name
The name of the array to create.
level
The RAID level to use when creating the raid.
devices
A list of devices used to build the array.
metadata
Version of metadata to use when creating the array.
kwargs
Optional arguments to be passed to mdadm.
returns
test_mode=True:
Prints out the full command.
test_mode=False (Default):
Executes command on remote the host(s) and Prints out the mdadm output.

Note

It takes time to create a RAID array. You can check the progress in "resync_status:" field of the results from the following command:

salt '*' raid.detail /dev/md0

For more info, read the mdadm(8) manpage

salt.modules.mdadm.destroy(device)

Destroy a RAID device.

WARNING This will zero the superblock of all members of the RAID array..

CLI Example:

salt '*' raid.destroy /dev/md0
salt.modules.mdadm.detail(device='/dev/md0')

Show detail for a specified RAID device

CLI Example:

salt '*' raid.detail '/dev/md0'
salt.modules.mdadm.list()

List the RAID devices.

CLI Example:

salt '*' raid.list
salt.modules.mdadm.save_config()

Save RAID configuration to config file.

Same as: mdadm --detail --scan >> /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf

Fixes this issue with Ubuntu REF: http://askubuntu.com/questions/209702/why-is-my-raid-dev-md1-showing-up-as-dev-md126-is-mdadm-conf-being-ignored

CLI Example:

salt '*' raid.save_config
salt.modules.mdadm.stop()

Shut down all arrays that can be shut down (i.e. are not currently in use).

CLI Example:

salt '*' raid.stop