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Managing RAID on Linux
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Managing RAID on Linux

by Derek Vadala
December 2002
Intermediate to advanced
260 pages
9h 18m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Working with ext3

To successfully use ext3, you need a version of the e2fsprogs package that is newer than 1.25. As of this writing, release 1.27 is available. To determine which version of the toolset you have installed, execute mke2fs with the -v option:

# mke2fs -V
mke2fs 1.27 (8-Mar-2002)
     Using EXT2FS Library version 1.27

If you are using an older version, download a new one from the e2fsprogs home page (http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net/), compile, and install it. You may also be able to get an update from your distributor, although the tools can sometimes be a revision behind.

All of the traditional ext2 tools, like tune2fs, can also be used with ext3 filesystems. Be certain to check the manual pages to see which options apply; not all do. I’ve outlined some specific tasks in the rest of this section, but this information is by no means comprehensive.

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