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root@basestar22:~# mdadm --assemble --force /dev/md9 -vvv 2>&1| egrep -v 'no RAID' mdadm: looking for devices for /dev/md9 mdadm: /dev/dm-11 is identified as a member of /dev/md9, slot 9. mdadm: /dev/dm-10 is identified as a member of /dev/md9, slot 8. mdadm: /dev/dm-9 is identified as a member of /dev/md9, slot 7. mdadm: /dev/dm-8 is identified as a member of /dev/md9, slot 6. mdadm: /dev/dm-7 is identified as a member of /dev/md9, slot 5. mdadm: /dev/dm-6 is identified as a member of /dev/md9, slot 4. mdadm: /dev/dm-5 is identified as a member of /dev/md9, slot 3. mdadm: /dev/dm-4 is identified as a member of /dev/md9, slot 2. mdadm: /dev/dm-3 is identified as a member of /dev/md9, slot 1. mdadm: /dev/dm-2 is identified as a member of /dev/md9, slot 0. mdadm: added /dev/dm-3 to /dev/md9 as 1 mdadm: added /dev/dm-4 to /dev/md9 as 2 mdadm: added /dev/dm-5 to /dev/md9 as 3 mdadm: added /dev/dm-6 to /dev/md9 as 4 mdadm: added /dev/dm-7 to /dev/md9 as 5 mdadm: added /dev/dm-8 to /dev/md9 as 6 (possibly out of date) mdadm: added /dev/dm-9 to /dev/md9 as 7 (possibly out of date) mdadm: added /dev/dm-10 to /dev/md9 as 8 (possibly out of date) mdadm: added /dev/dm-11 to /dev/md9 as 9 (possibly out of date) mdadm: added /dev/dm-2 to /dev/md9 as 0 mdadm: /dev/md9 assembled from 6 drives - not enough to start the array.