Re: using evms as a sort of mdadm front end

John Huttley <[email protected]> Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:06:49 +1200
Newsgroups gmane.linux.evms.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
I would not recommend using evms.
Kernel changes in 2.6.29 and later are incompatible with evms's MD 
management code.

Evms support  has been quietly dropped by IBM and no one else has been 
working on it.
Its very sad.

--john





[email protected] wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Before I install EVMS on my Centos 5.3x64 box (unsure it will even  
> install), I would like to know wether I need to even build a new  
> kernel if all I desire is a GUI to create, manage, rebuild software  
> Raids formatted using XFS file system.
>
> I'm fine with mdadm cli, however I have some users that would prefer a  
> GUI and have threatened me with installing OpenSolaris for its web  
> front end to ZFS Raid management.
>
> I'm sure OpenSolaris is a fine OS but would rather stick to Centos.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> - aurf
>
>
>
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