Root RAID HOWTO cookbook: Appendix F. - rc.raidown 13. Appendix F. - rc.raidownCopy the following text into the script file rc.raidown and save it in /etc/rc.d. #! /bin/sh # # rc.raidown This file is executed by init when it goes into runlevel # 0 (halt) or runlevel 6 (reboot). It saves the status of # a root mounted raid array for subsequent re-boot # # Version: 1.08 3-25-98 Michael A. Robinton < [e-mail] > # ############ Save raid boot and status info ############## if [ -f /etc/raidboot.conf ] then { read RaidBootDevs read RaidStatusPath read RaidConfigEtc } < /etc/raidboot.conf # you must have issued # cat /proc/mdstat | grep md0 > # {your boot vol mnt(s)}/{RaidStatusPath}/raidgood.ref # before linuxrc will execute properly with this info # # capture raid status RAIDSTATUS=`/bin/cat /proc/mdstat | /usr/bin/grep md0` mkdir /tmp/raid$$ echo "Writing RAID read-only boot FLAG(s)." for Device in ${RaidBootDevs} do # get mount point for raid boot device or use tmp RBmount=$( cat /proc/mounts | /usr/bin/grep ${Device} ) if [ -n ${RBmounts} ]; then RBmount=$( echo ${RBmount} | cut -f 2 -d ' ' ) else RBmount="/tmp/raid$$" mount ${Device} ${RBmount} fi if [ -d ${RBmount}/${RaidStatusPath} ]; then # Create raid mounted RO flag = shutdown status of raid array echo ${RAIDSTATUS} > ${RBmount}/${RaidStatusPath}/raidboot.ro # Don't propagate 'fstab' from ramdisk if [ -f /linuxrc ]; then FSTAB= else FSTAB=fstab fi pushd /etc # Save etc files for rescue system /bin/tar --ignore-failed-read \ -cf ${RBmount}/${RaidStatusPath}/raidboot.etc \ raid*.conf mdtab* ${FSTAB} lilo.conf popd # Create new raidboot.cfg { /bin/echo ${RaidBootDevs} /bin/echo ${RaidStatusPath} /bin/echo ${RaidConfigEtc} } > ${RBmount}/${RaidStatusPath}/raidboot.cfg /bin/umount ${RBmount} fi done rmdir /tmp/raid$$ echo "Raid boot armed" fi ################## end raid boot #########################