The Vinum volume manager--an introduction
The Vinum volume manager--an introduction

Last updated: 18 April 1999

Contents

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Introduction
The problems
Current implementations
How Vinum addresses the Three Problems
The big picture
Some examples
Increased resilience: RAID-5
Object naming
Startup
Performance issues
The implementation
Driver structure
Availability
Future directions
References

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