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diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-1.1.0 b/ANNOUNCE-1.1.0 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..639f65d --- /dev/null +++ b/ANNOUNCE-1.1.0 @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 1.1.0 - A tool for managing Soft RAID under Linux + + +I am pleased to announce the availability of + mdadm version 1.1.0 +It is available at + http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~neilb/source/mdadm/ +and + http://www.{countrycode}.kernel.org/pub/utils/raid/mdadm/ + +as a source tar-ball and (at the first site) as an SRPM, and as an RPM for i386. + +mdadm is a tool for creating, managing and monitoring +device arrays using the "md" driver in Linux, also +known as Software RAID arrays. + +Release 1.1.0 contains a number of spell corrections, and bug fixes. +It has improved support for MULTIPATH arrays. +It has some new features including: + --daemonise for use with --monitor + --config=partitions to find devices by examining /proc/partitions + --update=super-minor to change the recorded minor-number for an array + +Much of the improvements are due to user feed-back. Thanks are due to all who +gave suggestions and reported problems. + +I expect the next major release to be 2.0.0 which will include support for +a new super-block format soon to be supported by 2.5 series kernels. + + +Development of mdadm is sponsored by CSE@UNSW: + The School of Computer Science and Engineering +at + The University of New South Wales + +NeilBrown 03/03/03 + The third day +of the third month +of the third year +of the third millenium + |