mdadm: A New Tool For Linux Software RAID Management

raidtools has been the standard software RAID management package for Linux since the inception of the software RAID driver. Over the years, raidtools have proven cumbersome to use, mostly because they rely on a configuration file (/etc/raidtab) that is difficult to maintain, and partly because its features are limited. In August 2001, Neil Brown, a software engineer at the University of New South Wales and a kernel developer, released an alternative. His mdadm (multiple devices admin) package provides a simple, yet robust way to manage software arrays. mdadm is now at version 1.0.1 and has proved quite stable over its first year of development. There has been much positive response on the Linux-raid mailing list and mdadm is likely to become widespread in the future. This article assumes that you have at least some familiarity with software RAID on Linux and that you have had some exposure to the raidtools package.

Develop a Theme That Inspires You

As the New Year begins, it’s inevitable that your thoughts turn to the changes you want to make or the things you want to achieve this year. You may have thought about New Years’ Resolutions, even though you know they generally don’t work. A New Year is like a clean sheet of paper, ready to start afresh. So if setting New Year Resolutions doesn’t work, what does it take for you to focus on what’s important to you? The first step is to have a clear idea of this year’s aims. An effective way is to set intentions for yourself to bring about what’s most important to you. Then condense these aims into a “theme” for the year.

Writing Well for the Web

The style of writing drastically changes when you write for the average Internet surfer. People rarely read web pages word-by-word. They scan through the content as fast as they can. Besides, your readers may originate from different countries, with different habits and awareness levels. You have to take into account all these factors while writing for the web.

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