Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 17:18:26 -0400
From: benr@us.ibm.com
To: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
Subject: IBM to release LVM Technology to the Linux Community
Hello!
Since IBM has begun to publicly support Linux, many of our
customers have started showing an interest in Linux. We have
received many requests from our customers asking us to enhance
certain areas of Linux (logical volume management in particular) in
order to make Linux a more acceptable platform for their IT
operations. Furthermore, we have been asked to provide a migration
path from existing platforms (both IBM and non-IBM) to Linux. IBM
has been moving to satisfy these requests by contributing
developers and technology to the Linux Community. This is what
drove IBM’s decision to release JFS to the Linux Community, and it
is driving the decision to release logical volume management
technology to the Linux Community.
IBM is releasing one of its most advanced architectures for a
Logical Volume Management System. This architecture is quite
interesting as it completely integrates all disk and volume
management into a single, highly extensible, easy to use entity. We
hope that the release of this technology will lead to a world class
logical volume management system for Linux, one which satisfies the
requirements of our customers as well as those of the Linux
Community.
The first of several white papers describing the LVMS
architecture can be found at the IBM Linux Technology Center
website:
http://oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/linux/
Since we would like to have an honest, open discussion about
this, I would suggest that all interested parties post their
comments to the LVM mailing list (unless someone has a better
suggestion!). All comments are welcome!
Thanks!
Ben Rafanello
IBM Linux Technology Center