Re: Requesting assistance recovering RAID-5 array

On 31/03/2020 01:04, Daniel Jones wrote:

I am genuinely over my head at this point and unsure how to proceed.
My logic tells me the best choice is to attempt a --create to try to
rebuild the missing superblocks, but I'm not clear if I should try
devices=4 (the true size of the array) or devices=3 (the size it was
last operating in).  I'm also not sure of what device order to use
since I have likely scrambled /dev/sd[bcde] and am concerned about
what happens when I bring the previously disable drive back into the
array.

Don't even THINK of --create until the experts have chimed in !!!

https://raid.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Linux_Raid#When_Things_Go_Wrogn

The lsdrv information is crucial - that recovers pretty much all the 
config information that is available, and massively increases the 
chances of a successful --create, if you do have to go down that route...

If your drives are 1TB, I would *seriously* consider getting hold of a 
4TB drive - they're not expensive - to make a backup. And read up on 
overlays.

Hopefully we can recover your data without too much grief, but this will 
all help.

Cheers,
Wol