Changing the hostname when using mdadm stops booting

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Issue

  • After changing the hostname, system boot stops in maintenance mode because it is not mounting RAID devices (mdadm).
  • RAID devices not found after changing hostname.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7
  • Software RAID (mdadm)

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