Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2012-05-20

Chapter 5. File Systems and Disk Management

mdadm-3.2.3

Introduction to mdadm

The mdadm package contains administration tools for sorfware RAID.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.0 platform.

Package Information

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/mdadm

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

Installation of mdadm

Install mdadm by running the following commands: 

make everything

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: mdadm and mdmon
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directory: None

Short Descriptions

mdadm

manages MD devices aka Linux Software RAID.

mdmon

monitors MD external metadata arrays.

Last updated on 2012-02-11 14:56:32 +0000