This new release should include changes which were necessary for a proper Debian package to be created. Now that it is out, I can resume work on the package.
----- Forwarded message from Kevin Corry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 17:44:05 -0600 From: Kevin Corry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [Evms-devel] [ANNOUNCE] EVMS Release 0.9.0 (Beta) The EVMS team is officially announcing its first Beta release. Package 0.9.0 of the Enterprise Volume Management System is now available for download at the project web site: http://www.sf.net/projects/evms Highlights for version 0.9.0: v0.9.0 - 1/17/02 - Core Engine - New APIs for Filesystem Interface Modules. - Support for setting properties of volumes, objects, and containers. - New user-interface tasks. - Expand containers, mkfs, fsck, defrag. - Improved user-space discovery algorithm. - GUI - Support for expanding containers and removing objects from containers. - Support for setting object properties. - Command Line - Support for expanding, shrinking containers. - LVM Plugin - Supports adding/removing objects (PVs) from containers in the GUI or the EVMS command line. - MD Plugin - Runtime support for Linear, RAID-0, and RAID-1. - Sync and spare-failover available for RAID-1. - Hot-add for RAID-1 still under development. - Engine support for Linear, RAID-0, and RAID-1. - Discovery, creation, deletion. - Engine discovery support for RAID-5. No creation yet. - Recommended to NOT use the EVMS MD plugin and the original MD driver in the same kernel. - EVMS Drivelinking Plugin - Support for missing elements in a drive-link. Exports the drive-link in read-only mode to allow recovery of data on the remaining elements. - AIX Plugin - Minimal discovery in user-space. Constructs all containers without exporting any regions. - Text-Mode Interface - All code and features added. Needs additional testing. - Kernel - Supports specifying an EVMS volume as a "root=" kernel boot-parameter. - Lots of testing and bug-fixes. Kevin Corry [EMAIL PROTECTED] Enterprise Volume Management System http://www.sf.net/projects/evms _______________________________________________ Evms-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe/unsubscribe, please visit: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/evms-devel ----- End forwarded message ----- -- - mdz
