Information about the package, mdadm, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The mdadm package is designed for, The mdadm program controls Linux md devices (software RAID arrays).
Package Name:
mdadm
Summary:
The mdadm program controls Linux md devices (software RAID arrays)
Description:
The mdadm program is used to create, manage, and monitor Linux MD (software RAID) devices. As such, it provides similar functionality to the raidtools package. However, mdadm is a single program, and it can perform almost all functions without a configuration file, though a configuration file can be used to help with some common tasks.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
3.3.4
Release:
8.el6
Size:
805 k
Repository:
installed
From Repository:
base
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the mdadm package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install mdadm
This command will install mdadm on the server.
yum remove mdadm
This command will un-install mdadm on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mdadm, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove mdadm
This command will un-install mdadm on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove mdadm when using the -y flag.
yum update mdadm
This command will update mdadm to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mdadm, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update mdadm
This command will update mdadm to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove mdadm when using the -y flag.
yum info mdadm
This command will show you core information about the mdadm package.
yum deplist mdadm
This command will show you the dependencies for mdadm. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update mdadm
This command will check if there is an update waiting on mdadm. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.