ive got md0 (raid 1) array and want to make write cache off on them during system boot (ubuntu 12.04 server).
md0: /dev/sda /dev/sdc
blkid:
/dev/sda: UUID="3e502de5-696d-f4b4-470e-XXX" TYPE="linux_raid_member"
/dev/sdb1: UUID="4ba40aae-65e2-416b-8f17-XXX" TYPE="ext2"
/dev/sdb5: UUID="LNt5uO-ZFik-eQ0g-BEhP-FDLi-XXX" TYPE="LVM2_member"
/dev/md0: UUID="a7eb2443-c3be-45e6-a3eb-XXX" TYPE="ext4"
/dev/mapper/mydev-root: UUID="b560f808-db97-4a56-bbf1-XXX" TYPE="ext4"
/dev/sdc: UUID="3e502de5-696d-f4b4-470e-XXX" TYPE="linux_raid_member"
/dev/mapper/mydev-swap_1: UUID="49b806fe-95a6-4ddf-9c47-XXX" TYPE="swap"
hdparm -W 0 /dev/sda (or /dev/sdc) works ok, but this letters could be changed during boot. and i want to use this via disk-uuid.
**stat /dev/disk/by-uuid/*
File: `/dev/disk/by-uuid/4ba40aae-65e2-416b-8f17-XXX' -> `../../sdb1'
File: `/dev/disk/by-uuid/a7eb2443-c3be-45e6-a3eb-XXX' -> `../../md0'
File: `/dev/disk/by-uuid/49b806fe-95a6-4ddf-9c47-XXX' -> `../../dm-1'
File: `/dev/disk/by-uuid/b560f808-db97-4a56-bbf1-XXX' -> `../../dm-0'
if i use hdparm -W 0 /dev/disk/by-uuid/a7eb2443-c3be-45e6-a3eb-XXX — this fails.
/sdb1 -- system hdd
/dm-0 -- /boot on sdb1
/dm-1 -- /root on sdb1
I'm trying to use native /etc/hdparm.conf to disable write_cache on disk-by-uuid.
i dont want to write some script to check what /dev/sdX i should use with hdparm, so im asking what to do. Please help.
Best Answer
You've tried to use
hdparm
on the by-uuid device file corresponding to your RAID array (md0). Instead, try running it on the ones corresponding to the physical disks.