debian:~# mdadm -v --assemble /dev/md0 /dev/hdf1 /dev/sdi1 /dev/sdj1 /dev/sda1 /dev/sdd1 /dev/sdb1 /dev/sde1 /dev/sdf1 /dev/hdh1
mdadm: looking for devices for /dev/md0
mdadm: /dev/hdf1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 0.
mdadm: /dev/sdi1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 2.
mdadm: /dev/sdj1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 3.
mdadm: /dev/sda1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 4.
mdadm: /dev/sdd1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 5.
mdadm: /dev/sdb1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 6.
mdadm: /dev/sde1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 7.
mdadm: /dev/sdf1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 8.
mdadm: /dev/hdh1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 1.
mdadm: added /dev/hdf1 to /dev/md0 as 0
mdadm: added /dev/sdi1 to /dev/md0 as 2
mdadm: added /dev/sdj1 to /dev/md0 as 3
mdadm: added /dev/sda1 to /dev/md0 as 4
mdadm: added /dev/sdd1 to /dev/md0 as 5
mdadm: added /dev/sdb1 to /dev/md0 as 6
mdadm: added /dev/sde1 to /dev/md0 as 7
mdadm: added /dev/sdf1 to /dev/md0 as 8
mdadm: added /dev/hdh1 to /dev/md0 as 1
mdadm: /dev/md0 assembled from 6 drives - not enough to start the array.