Scope of this test is to verify that a system installed on a degraded raid still boots and allows you to log in.
Proceed in your native language if you wish. Instructions will remain in English
- Boot up the image in UEFI mode in a system or VM with at least two disks attached.
- Choose the desired language
- On the network configuration screen, just select Done (it should be selected by default)
- On the filesystem setup screen, select "Manual"
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Create a partition on two drives. For each drive:
- If it already has partitions, select "Reformat" from the menu
- Select "Use As Boot Device" from the menu - (on the second disk it will say "Add As Another Boot Device")
- Select "Add GPT Partition" from the menu
- Leave size blank and select "Leave unformatted" for the format
- Click Done
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Create the RAID device and mount it as /:
- Select the "Create software RAID (md)" button
- Select the two partitions you created to be part of the RAID (they should be the only available options, unless the machine has more than two disks)
- Select create
- Select the md0 device and choose "Format" from the menu
- The default should be to format as ext4 and mount at /. Select Done
- The Done button should now be enabled. Select it
- In the confirmation dialog, select "Continue" (it should not be selected by default)
- Fill out the user information, making sure to import your SSH keys from somewhere
- Wait for the install to complete
- Remove the installation media (CDROM or USB key)
- Reboot the system
- Ensure that you can log into the system with the username and password you provided
- Shutdown the system
- Remove one of the disks that are part of the RAID
- Boot the system
- Ensure that you can log into the system
- Run
sudo mdadm -D /dev/md0 and verify the presence of a line stating that the "State" line reports the RAID is degraded
If all actions produce the expected results listed, please submit a 'passed' result.
If an action fails, or produces an unexpected result, please submit a 'failed' result and file a bug. Please be sure to include the bug number when you submit your result.
