root@brocco:~# mdadm /dev/md0 --fail /dev/sde1 mdadm: set /dev/sde1 faulty in /dev/md0 root@brocco:~# mdadm /dev/md0 --remove /dev/sde1 mdadm: hot removed /dev/sde1 root@brocco:~# mdadm /dev/md0 --re-add /dev/sde1 mdadm: re-added /dev/sde1 root@brocco:~# mdadm /dev/md0 --brief /dev/md0: 232.84GiB raid1 2 devices, 1 spare. Use mdadm --detail for more detail. root@brocco:~# mdadm /dev/md0 --detail root@brocco:~#