# create a raid5, fail and remove a drive during initial sync # Add two more, fail and remove one # wait for sync to complete, fail, remove, re-add mdadm -CR $md0 -l5 -n4 $dev0 $dev1 $dev2 $dev3 check recovery mdadm $md0 --fail $dev3 sleep 1 check nosync check state UUU_ mdadm $md0 --add $dev4 $dev5 check recovery check wait mdadm $md0 --fail $dev0 mdadm $md0 --remove $dev3 $dev0 check recovery check wait check state UUUU mdadm -S $md0