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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Exit on any error
+set -e
+
+# Function to log messages
+log() {
+    echo "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] $1"
+}
+
+# Function to check if running as root
+check_root() {
+    if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
+        log "Error: Please run as root"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# Function to perform thorough device cleanup
+ensure_devices_free() {
+    local device=$1
+    
+    log "Performing thorough cleanup of device $device"
+    
+    # Kill any processes using the device
+    fuser -k "${device}"* 2>/dev/null || true
+    
+    # Force unmount any partitions
+    for part in "${device}"*; do
+        if mount | grep -q "$part"; then
+            umount -f "$part" 2>/dev/null || true
+        fi
+    done
+    
+    # Stop any MD arrays using this device
+    for md in $(ls /dev/md* 2>/dev/null || true); do
+        if mdadm --detail "$md" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "$device"; then
+            log "Stopping MD array $md"
+            mdadm --stop "$md" 2>/dev/null || true
+        fi
+    done
+    
+    # Thorough RAID cleanup
+    log "Cleaning RAID metadata from $device"
+    mdadm --zero-superblock "$device" 2>/dev/null || true
+    if [ -e "${device}p1" ]; then
+        mdadm --zero-superblock "${device}p1" 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+    
+    # Remove LVM PV if exists
+    pvremove -ff -y "$device" 2>/dev/null || true
+    
+    # Clear all signatures
+    log "Wiping all signatures from $device"
+    wipefs -a "$device" 2>/dev/null || true
+    
+    # Clear partition table
+    log "Clearing partition table on $device"
+    sgdisk -Z "$device" 2>/dev/null || true
+    
+    # Force kernel to reread
+    log "Forcing kernel to reread partition table"
+    partprobe "$device" 2>/dev/null || true
+    sleep 2
+}
+
+# Function to check if RAID is already set up
+check_existing_raid() {
+    # Clear existing mdadm configuration first
+    log "Initializing clean mdadm configuration"
+    echo "DEVICE partitions" > /etc/mdadm.conf
+    
+    if [ -e "/dev/md0" ]; then
+        if mdadm --detail /dev/md0 &>/dev/null; then
+            local raid_state=$(mdadm --detail /dev/md0 | grep "State" | awk '{print $3}')
+            local mount_point="/nsm"
+            
+            log "Found existing RAID array /dev/md0 (State: $raid_state)"
+            
+            if mountpoint -q "$mount_point"; then
+                log "RAID is already mounted at $mount_point"
+                log "Current RAID details:"
+                mdadm --detail /dev/md0
+                
+                # Check if resyncing
+                if grep -q "resync" /proc/mdstat; then
+                    log "RAID is currently resyncing:"
+                    grep resync /proc/mdstat
+                    log "You can monitor progress with: watch -n 60 cat /proc/mdstat"
+                else
+                    log "RAID is fully synced and operational"
+                fi
+                
+                # Show disk usage
+                log "Current disk usage:"
+                df -h "$mount_point"
+                
+                exit 0
+            fi
+        fi
+    fi
+    
+    # Check if any MD arrays exist and try to clean them up
+    if [ -f /proc/mdstat ]; then
+        log "Checking for existing MD arrays"
+        if grep -q "md" /proc/mdstat; then
+            log "Found existing MD arrays, attempting cleanup"
+            for md in $(awk '/md/{print $1}' /proc/mdstat); do
+                log "Stopping array $md"
+                mdadm --stop "/dev/$md" 2>/dev/null || true
+            done
+        fi
+    fi
+    
+    # Check if any of the target devices are in use
+    for device in "/dev/nvme0n1" "/dev/nvme1n1"; do
+        if lsblk -o NAME,MOUNTPOINT "$device" | grep -q "nsm"; then
+            log "Error: $device is already mounted at /nsm"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+# Main script
+main() {
+    log "Starting RAID setup script"
+    
+    # Check if running as root
+    check_root
+    
+    # Check for existing RAID setup
+    check_existing_raid
+    
+    # Clean and prepare devices
+    for device in "/dev/nvme0n1" "/dev/nvme1n1"; do
+        ensure_devices_free "$device"
+        
+        log "Creating new partition table on $device"
+        sgdisk -Z "$device"
+        sgdisk -o "$device"
+        
+        log "Creating RAID partition"
+        sgdisk -n 1:0:0 -t 1:fd00 "$device"
+        
+        partprobe "$device"
+        udevadm settle
+        sleep 5
+    done
+    
+    log "Final verification of partition availability"
+    if ! [ -b "/dev/nvme0n1p1" ] || ! [ -b "/dev/nvme1n1p1" ]; then
+        log "Error: Partitions not available after creation"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    log "Creating RAID array"
+    mdadm --create /dev/md0 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 \
+          --metadata=1.2 \
+          /dev/nvme0n1p1 /dev/nvme1n1p1 \
+          --force --run
+    
+    log "Creating XFS filesystem"
+    mkfs.xfs -f /dev/md0
+    
+    log "Creating mount point"
+    mkdir -p /nsm
+    
+    log "Updating fstab"
+    sed -i '/\/dev\/md0/d' /etc/fstab
+    echo "/dev/md0  /nsm  xfs  defaults,nofail  0  0" >> /etc/fstab
+    
+    log "Reloading systemd daemon"
+    systemctl daemon-reload
+    
+    log "Mounting filesystem"
+    mount -a
+    
+    log "Saving RAID configuration"
+    mdadm --detail --scan > /etc/mdadm.conf
+    
+    log "RAID setup complete"
+    log "RAID array details:"
+    mdadm --detail /dev/md0
+    
+    if grep -q "resync" /proc/mdstat; then
+        log "RAID is currently resyncing. You can monitor progress with:"
+        log "watch -n 60 cat /proc/mdstat"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Run main function
+main "$@"