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Date: 2005-06-12 9:27:11
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> 1. Re: EVMS + XFS + NFS + Snapshot problem (Martin =?iso-8859-1?q?Schafföner?=)
> 2. RAID-1 on / w/o initrd? (Wakko Warner)
> 3. [ANNOUNCE] EVMS Release 2.5.3 (Kevin Corry)
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> From: Martin =?iso-8859-1?q?Schafföner?= <mschaffoener7@gmx.de>
> To: evms-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [Evms-devel] EVMS + XFS + NFS + Snapshot problem
> Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:59:55 +0200
>
> On Friday 10 June 2005 11:54, Martin Schafföner wrote:
>
> > Hm, the latest kernel released is 2.6.5-7.155.29, so the .172 most likely
> > is a test kernel. There is a beta snapshot of the SP2 kernel from Hubert
> > Mantel's kernel-of-the-day ftp directory, but I am a little reluctant to
> > put it on a production system. I think I will try it anyway and report
> > success or failure here...
>
> So I tried this kernel: kernel-bigsmp-2.6.5-SLES9_SP1_BRANCH_20050607104726>
> and it does not fix my problem. I am going to try both the SP2 snapshot and> a
> vanilla kernel now. I'll keep you posted.
>
> Regards,
> Martin Schaffoener
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 12:28:04 -0400
> From: Wakko Warner <wakko@animx.eu.org>
> To: evms-devel@lists.sf.net
> Subject: [Evms-devel] RAID-1 on / w/o initrd?
>
> Has anyone tried this? I was thinking it would be possible. Something like
> replacing /sbin/init with a script to start the MD device, mount it,
> pivot_root to it, then umount the old / then run the realinit program.
>
> Or even have a script at the start that does something similar and has init
> re-exec to get off the old root.
>
> I think it would be possible and when I get some time I was considering
> trying this idea on a test system.
>
> I think this is possible since MD puts it's meta data at the end of the
> device instead of the beginning. The kernel could see just a normal ext3
> (or whatever) FS. I would think, so long as the non-raid1 device was not
> touched in anyway, it would not interfere with sync between the raid1
> members.
>
> I personally HATE initrd (There is 1 exception =)
>
> --
> Lab tests show that use of micro$oft causes cancer in lab animals
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 3
> From: Kevin Corry <kevcorry@us.ibm.com>
> Organization: IBM
> To: EVMS <evms-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 16:49:46 -0500
> Cc: evms-announce@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [Evms-devel] [ANNOUNCE] EVMS Release 2.5.3
>
> The EVMS team is announcing the 2.5.3 release of the Enterprise Volume
> Management System. This is the third maintenance release in the EVMS 2.5.x
> series, and is primarily intended to fix some recent bug-reports, as well as
> to update to the most recent kernel and Device-Mapper releases. The source
> code package and sample init-ramdisk image for 2.5.3 are now available for
> download at the project web site:
>
> http://evms.sourceforge.net/
>
> EVMS 2.5.3 is supported on recent 2.6 and 2.4.22 through 2.4.31 kernels.
>
> Please see the INSTALL and README files in the 2.5.3 package for
> installation instructions and other notes. I mean it. Really. There are
> important notes about the new features that you need to read if you're going
> to use them.
>
> If you have any questions, find any bugs, or simply want to report success
> stories, please send email to the EVMS mailing list (evms-devel@lists.sf.net)
> or visit the EVMS IRC channel (irc.freenode.net, #evms).
>
> --
> Kevin Corry
> kevcorry@us.ibm.com
> http://www.ibm.com/linux/
> http://evms.sourceforge.net/
>
>
>
> EVMS Changelog
> =============> 2.5.3 (6/10/2005)
> - Bug fixes
> - Engine
> - Marked all deleted volumes as needing deactivation.
> - Use LIST_FOR_EACH_SAFE when walking object lists during commit.
> - Fix a small memory leak when allocating multipath target structures.
> - Replace Plugin
> - Corrected checks during discovery for replace objects.
> - MD Plugin
> - Fix stack corruption bug in MD plugin. [Marcus Meissner]
> - Fix memory corruption bug for RAID-5 regions running in degraded
> mode. [Gleb Stiblo]
> - Remove left over check when comparing DM tables for multipath objects
> that was causing the comparisons to always fail.
> - LVM2 Plugin
> - Fix stack corruption bug in LVM2 plugin. [Thomas Fehr]
> - Fix "packed" structure definition in LVM2 plugin. [sannes]
> - Round up instead of down to nearest PE-size when creating an LVM2
> region.
> - Disk and DOS Plugins
> - Correctly handle HP/Compaq disk array names. These disks usually have
> names like "cciss/c0d0" or "ida/c0d0". Their segments will contain a "p"
> before the segment number, to correspond with the commonly-used names.
> - Command-Line UI
> - Improved display formatting for the CLI.
> - Minor improvements.
> - When mounting a volume in the GUI or Ncurses, check /etc/fstab for the
> initial suggested mountpoint.
> - Limit the number of open file-descriptors in the disk plugin. This also
> adds a new "max_open_disks" option in the config file.
> - Updates to documentation, including updates to the CLI man page
> and help text.
>
>
>
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digest..."</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Today's Topics:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"> 1. Re: EVMS + XFS + NFS + Snapshot problem (Martin \
=?iso-8859-1?q?Schaff=F6ner?=)</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> 2. RAID-1 on / w/o \
initrd? (Wakko Warner)</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> 3. [ANNOUNCE] EVMS Release \
2.5.3 (Kevin Corry)</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">--__--__--</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Message: 1</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">From: Martin =?iso-8859-1?q?Schaff=F6ner?= <<A \
HREF="mailto:mschaffoener7@gmx.de">mschaffoener7@gmx.de</A>></FONT> <FONT \
COLOR="#000000">To: <A \
HREF="mailto:evms-devel@lists.sourceforge.net">evms-devel@lists.sourceforge.net</A></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Subject: Re: [Evms-devel] EVMS + XFS + NFS + Snapshot \
problem</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:59:55 +0200</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">On Friday 10 June 2005 11:54, Martin Schaff=F6ner wrote:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Hm, the latest kernel released is 2.6.5-7.155.29, so the \
.172 most likely</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">> is a test kernel. There is a beta \
snapshot of the SP2 kernel from Hubert</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">> Mantel's \
kernel-of-the-day ftp directory, but I am a little reluctant to</FONT> <FONT \
COLOR="#000000">> put it on a production system. I think I will try it anyway and \
report</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">> success or failure here...</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">So I tried this kernel: \
kernel-bigsmp-2.6.5-SLES9_SP1_BRANCH_20050607104726=</FONT> <FONT \
COLOR="#000000">=20</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">and it does not fix my problem. I am \
going to try both the SP2 snapshot and=</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> a=20</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">vanilla kernel now. I'll keep you posted.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Regards,</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Martin Schaffoener</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">--__--__--</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Message: 2</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 12:28:04 -0400</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">From: Wakko Warner <<A \
HREF="mailto:wakko@animx.eu.org">wakko@animx.eu.org</A>></FONT> <FONT \
COLOR="#000000">To: <A \
HREF="mailto:evms-devel@lists.sf.net">evms-devel@lists.sf.net</A></FONT> <FONT \
COLOR="#000000">Subject: [Evms-devel] RAID-1 on / w/o initrd?</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Has anyone tried this? I was thinking it would be possible. \
Something like</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">replacing /sbin/init with a script to \
start the MD device, mount it,</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">pivot_root to it, then \
umount the old / then run the realinit program.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Or even have a script at the start that does something similar \
and has init</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">re-exec to get off the old root.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">I think it would be possible and when I get some time I was \
considering</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">trying this idea on a test system.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">I think this is possible since MD puts it's meta data at the \
end of the</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">device instead of the beginning. The kernel \
could see just a normal ext3</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">(or whatever) FS. I would \
think, so long as the non-raid1 device was not</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">touched \
in anyway, it would not interfere with sync between the raid1</FONT> <FONT \
COLOR="#000000">members.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">I personally HATE initrd (There is 1 exception =)</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">-- </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"> Lab tests show that use of micro$oft causes cancer in lab \
animals</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">--__--__--</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Message: 3</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">From: Kevin Corry <<A \
HREF="mailto:kevcorry@us.ibm.com">kevcorry@us.ibm.com</A>></FONT> <FONT \
COLOR="#000000">Organization: IBM</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">To: EVMS <<A \
HREF="mailto:evms-devel@lists.sourceforge.net">evms-devel@lists.sourceforge.net</A>></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 16:49:46 -0500</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Cc: <A \
HREF="mailto:evms-announce@lists.sourceforge.net">evms-announce@lists.sourceforge.net</A></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Subject: [Evms-devel] [ANNOUNCE] EVMS Release 2.5.3</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">The EVMS team is announcing the 2.5.3 release of the Enterprise \
Volume </FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">Management System. This is the third \
maintenance release in the EVMS 2.5.x </FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">series, and is \
primarily intended to fix some recent bug-reports, as well as </FONT> <FONT \
COLOR="#000000">to update to the most recent kernel and Device-Mapper releases. The \
source </FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">code package and sample init-ramdisk image for \
2.5.3 are now available for </FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">download at the project web \
site:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"><A \
HREF="http://evms.sourceforge.net/">http://evms.sourceforge.net/</A></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">EVMS 2.5.3 is supported on recent 2.6 and 2.4.22 through 2.4.31 \
kernels.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Please see the INSTALL and README files in the 2.5.3 package \
for </FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">installation instructions and other notes. I mean \
it. Really. There are </FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">important notes about the new \
features that you need to read if you're going </FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">to use \
them.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">If you have any questions, find any bugs, or simply want to \
report success </FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">stories, please send email to the EVMS \
mailing list (<A HREF="mailto:evms-devel@lists.sf.net">evms-devel@lists.sf.net</A>) \
</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">or visit the EVMS IRC channel (irc.freenode.net, \
#evms).</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">-- </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Kevin Corry</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"><A \
HREF="mailto:kevcorry@us.ibm.com">kevcorry@us.ibm.com</A></FONT> <FONT \
COLOR="#000000"><A HREF="http://www.ibm.com/linux/">http://www.ibm.com/linux/</A></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"><A \
HREF="http://evms.sourceforge.net/">http://evms.sourceforge.net/</A></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">EVMS Changelog</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">==============</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">2.5.3 (6/10/2005)</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">- Bug fixes</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"> - Engine</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"> - Marked all deleted volumes as needing \
deactivation.</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> - Use LIST_FOR_EACH_SAFE when walking \
object lists during commit.</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> - Fix a small memory \
leak when allocating multipath target structures.</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> - \
Replace Plugin</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> - Corrected checks during discovery \
for replace objects.</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> - MD Plugin</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"> - Fix stack corruption bug in MD plugin. [Marcus \
Meissner]</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> - Fix memory corruption bug for RAID-5 \
regions running in degraded</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> mode. [Gleb \
Stiblo]</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> - Remove left over check when comparing DM \
tables for multipath objects</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> that was causing the \
comparisons to always fail.</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> - LVM2 Plugin</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"> - Fix stack corruption bug in LVM2 plugin. [Thomas \
Fehr]</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> - Fix "packed" structure definition \
in LVM2 plugin. [sannes]</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> - Round up instead of down \
to nearest PE-size when creating an LVM2</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> \
region.</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> - Disk and DOS Plugins</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"> - Correctly handle HP/Compaq disk array names. These disks \
usually have</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> names like "cciss/c0d0" or \
"ida/c0d0". Their segments will contain a "p"</FONT> <FONT \
COLOR="#000000"> before the segment number, to correspond with the commonly-used \
names.</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> - Command-Line UI</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"> - Improved display formatting for the CLI.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">- Minor improvements.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"> - When mounting a volume in the GUI or Ncurses, check \
/etc/fstab for the</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> initial suggested \
mountpoint.</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> - Limit the number of open \
file-descriptors in the disk plugin. This also</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> adds \
a new "max_open_disks" option in the config file.</FONT> <FONT \
COLOR="#000000">- Updates to documentation, including updates to the CLI man \
page</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> and help text.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">--__--__--</FONT>
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