%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ mdadm-&mdadm-version; mdadm Introduction to mdadm The mdadm package contains administration tools for software RAID. &lfs74_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &mdadm-md5sum; Download size: &mdadm-size; Estimated disk space required: &mdadm-buildsize; Estimated build time: &mdadm-time; User Notes: Kernel Configuration Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and recompile the kernel, if necessary. Only the RAID types desired are required. File Systems: Device Drivers: Multiple devices driver support (RAID and LVM): Y RAID support: Y or M Autodetect RAID arrays during kernel boot: Y Linear (append) mode: Y or M RAID-0 (striping) mode : Y or M RAID-1 (mirroring) mode : Y or M RAID-10 (mirrored striping) mode: Y or M RAID-4/RAID-5/RAID-6 mode : Y or M mdadm Installation of mdadm Install mdadm by running the following commands: make everything Now, as the root user: make install Contents Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directory mdadm and mdmon None None Short Descriptions mdadm manages MD devices aka Linux Software RAID. mdadm mdmon monitors MD external metadata arrays. mdmon