From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 3 Sep 2001 01:00:21 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 3 Sep 2001 01:00:12 -0400 Received: from teranet244-12-200.monarch.net ([24.244.12.200]:35835 "HELO lustre.dyn.ca.clusterfilesystem.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Mon, 3 Sep 2001 00:59:52 -0400 Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2001 22:58:49 -0600 From: "Peter J. Braam" To: intermezzo-announce@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [ANNOUNCEMENT] InterMezzo 1.0.5.1 available Message-ID: <20010902225849.G14471@lustre.dyn.ca.clusterfilesystem.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, I have just rolled up some packages for InterMezzo 1.0.5.1. This is a test version ramping up for a fully stable Linux 2.4 release. This code is released under the GPL. WHAT IS INTERMEZZO: InterMezzo is a high availability file system which replicates directory trees among systems. It provides disconnected operation, journal recovery and kernel level write back caching. It can use the rsync algorithm for synchronization. It uses protocols somewhat similar to Coda's. This release includes a kernel rpm (2.4.9-ac5). The 2.4 -ac series includes intermezzo and this kernel includes a minor extra intermezzo patch to pure -ac. DISCLAIMER: Read the file COPYING in the distribution to see the conditions under which this software is made available. Please use this version at your own risk and exercise care (back up your systems etc). [With the 2.2.19 kernels fewer problems are known, but a 2.2.19 kernel RPM is not included.] WHERE TO GET IT: You can get sources and rpms from ftp://ftp.inter-mezzo.org/pub/intermezzo/1.0.5.1 Documentation is included and available at: http://www.inter-mezzo.org/ Or get it from the intermezzo project on sourceforge. Check out the CVS tag r1_0_5_1. KNOWN BUGS: There are some known problems with full disks and interrupting mounts. There are also a large number of known good things about it, such as stability under heavy i/o loads. THANKS: Shirish Phatak from Tacit Networks has made more contributions to this release than anybody else. Bill Stearns and Gord Matzigkeit have helped seriously as well as many others and Cluster File Systems still coordinates the project and leads the design. HELP NEEDED: We could use some help: frequent packaging (there are good packaging instructions now), bug reporting or fixing is most welcome too. Thanks for your interest in InterMezzo, let us know about problems. - Peter J. Braam -