This directory contains the version 0.8 release of                  02/10/1999
Heinz Mauelshagen's LVM (Logical Volume Manager) for Linux


Look for newer versions and additional information at 
http://linux.msede.com/lvm

Files:
lvm_0.8.tar.gz       - LVM user mode tools (compatible with v0.6 kernel patch)
patch-2.2.13-LVM.gz  - LVM kernel patch for 2.2.13 kernel
patch-2.3.33-LVM.gz  - LVM kernel patch for 2.3.33 kernel

What is LVM:
LVM includes all of the support for handling read/write operations on
physical volumes (hard disks, RAID-Systems, magneto optical, etc.,
multiple devices (MD), see mdadd(8) or even loop devices, see losetup(8)),
creating volume groups from one or more physical volumes and creating
one or more logical volumes in volume groups.

LVM is free software.
See the file COPYING and COPYING.LIB for copying permission.

See INSTALL for a copy of the installation information as plain ASCII.
See LVM-HOWTO for further information.


Please send information of the following

class                        to
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bug reports                  linux-lvm-bug@ez-darmstadt.telekom.de

patches                      linux-lvm-patch@ez-darmstadt.telekom.de

enhancement ideas            linux-lvm-enhancement@ez-darmstadt.telekom.de

other information            linux-lvm@ez-darmstadt.telekom.de

Please read the FAQ _first_ and remember to tell me about your hardware
and software configuration and the steps you made (stdout, stderr with 
tool option -d) leading to your problem.


Thank you 8*)
Heinz Mauelshagen