******************************************************************************** * * * Device-Mapper Software RAID4/RAID5 target 2009.04.24 * * * * (C)opyright 2005 - 2009 Heinz Mauelshagen, Red Hat GmbH. * * All rights reserved. * * * ******************************************************************************** Feature set: ------------ This software extends device-mapper by RAID4 and RAID5 mappings. License/Disclaimer: ------------------- This software is released under the GPL. This is Alpha software and it can destroy your data! Minimum prerequisites to run this software: ------------------------------------------- o a recent mainline Linux 2.6 kernel Additional minimum prerequisites to build this software: -------------------------------------------------------- o device mapper userpace installed (http://sources.redhat.com/dm/) Build/Install: -------------- To install: o patch your kernel with the respective dm-raid45 patch from here o build after enabling the dm raid45 target Howto start: ------------ See raid_ctr() in dm-raid45.c for constructor parameters, Create appropriate table(s) and use 'dmsetup create device_name table_file' to create RAID set. Contacts: --------- The author can be reached at .