Previous Sections

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

Vinum is available under a Berkeley-style copyright as part of the FreeBSD distribution. It is also available from LEMIS. The RAID-5 functionality was developed for Cybernet, Inc., and is included in their NetMAX Internet connection package. In August 1999, Cybernet released this code under the Berkeley license, and it will be part of the FreeBSD 3.3 release.

Following Sections

Future directions
References