NonRAID Tools Debian Package - Version 1.21.0

NonRAID Tools Package - Version 1.21.0

This release contains the NonRAID array management tools package for Ubuntu/Debian systems.

What's Included

• /usr/bin/nmdctl NonRAID array management command line tool
• nonraid.service systemd unit file
• /etc/default/nonraid systemd unit configuration file
• nonraid-parity-check.service + .timer systemd timer and service files for scheduled parity checks
• nonraid-notify.service + .timer systemd timer and service files for status notifications
• nonraid.udev udev rules for automatic blkid info caching into udev

Changes Since Last Release

• nmdctl: v1.21.0 (ff164d8)
• nmdctl: add_disk: add support for giving new disk directly as parameter (ce45a11)
• nmdctl: start_array: allow explicitly starting array in abnormal state (e3e1f16)
• nmdctl: handle_check: allow to explicitly start recon/clear operations (8de6ada)
• nmdctl: mount_array_disks: support optional per-disk mount options from /etc/nonraid/fstab (c50eb25)
• Recognize majors 65-71 as valid SATA drives (cd3251b)
• nmdctl: add_disk: fix suggesting adding already existing parity slot (9dee76f)

Installation

sudo apt install ./nonraid-tools_*.deb

Usage

After installation, nmdctl command is available:

sudo nmdctl --help

Important Notes

• ⚠️ Experimental software - Use at your own risk
• See README.md for more nmdctl command examples
• Always backup important data before use

NonRAID Tools Debian Package - Version 1.20.0

NonRAID Tools Package - Version 1.20.0

This release contains the NonRAID array management tools package for Ubuntu/Debian systems.

What's Included

• /usr/bin/nmdctl NonRAID array management command line tool
• nonraid.service systemd unit file
• /etc/default/nonraid systemd unit configuration file
• nonraid-parity-check.service + .timer systemd timer and service files for scheduled parity checks
• nonraid-notify.service + .timer systemd timer and service files for status notifications
• nonraid.udev udev rules for automatic blkid info caching into udev

Changes Since Last Release

• nmdctl: v1.20.0 (1da2694)
• ci: add unit tests for create_array_layout (1b95e0f)
• nmdctl: create_array: add support to take array layout as command line parameters (690255c)
• nmdctl: create_array: import disks in slot order (339d750)
• nmdctl: create_array: instructions to create filesystems after array creation (87be3db)
• nmdctl: list_available_devices: find virtio devices (5c9e5e6)

Installation

sudo apt install ./nonraid-tools_*.deb

Usage

After installation, nmdctl command is available:

sudo nmdctl --help

Important Notes

• ⚠️ Experimental software - Use at your own risk
• See README.md for more nmdctl command examples
• Always backup important data before use

NonRAID Tools Debian Package - Version 1.19.0

NonRAID Tools Package - Version 1.19.0

This release contains the NonRAID array management tools package for Ubuntu/Debian systems.

What's Included

• /usr/bin/nmdctl NonRAID array management command line tool
• nonraid.service systemd unit file
• /etc/default/nonraid systemd unit configuration file
• nonraid-parity-check.service + .timer systemd timer and service files for scheduled parity checks
• nonraid-notify.service + .timer systemd timer and service files for status notifications
• nonraid.udev udev rules for automatic blkid info caching into udev

Changes Since Last Release

• nmdctl: v1.19.0 (d9eaa83)
• docs: remove unneeded note about hwe kernel support (0f3c902)
• nmdctl: replace unneeded cuts in fs type parsing (815bae3)
• nmdctl: show_status: refactor: more consistent formatting of bytes (52a1679)
• nmdctl: show_status: dont say unmounted if we havent checked (371915b)
• nmdctl: show_status: dynamic format of size column (7d2183c)
• nmdctl: show_status: show disk name in verbose mode (a3cf213)

Installation

sudo apt install ./nonraid-tools_*.deb

Usage

After installation, nmdctl command is available:

sudo nmdctl --help

Important Notes

• ⚠️ Experimental software - Use at your own risk
• See README.md for more nmdctl command examples
• Always backup important data before use

NonRAID Tools Debian Package - Version 1.18.0

NonRAID Tools Package - Version 1.18.0

This release contains the NonRAID array management tools package for Ubuntu/Debian systems.

What's Included

• /usr/bin/nmdctl NonRAID array management command line tool
• nonraid.service systemd unit file
• /etc/default/nonraid systemd unit configuration file
• nonraid-parity-check.service + .timer systemd timer and service files for scheduled parity checks
• nonraid-notify.service + .timer systemd timer and service files for status notifications
• nonraid.udev udev rules for automatic blkid info caching into udev

Changes Since Last Release

• nmdctl: v1.18.0 (316d574)
• nmdctl: get_fs_usage: check correct fs type usage with luks (a4e2007)
• nmdctl: collect_disk_status: get fs_type and mountpoint only once in monitor mode (5657d43)
• tools/debian: include udev rules in deb (ac8654f)
• tools/udev: add udev rules for nonraid arrays to cache blkid (2ea678f)
• nmdctl: get_fs_type: check fs type with lsblk first (1b3eedd)
• docs: quick start clarifications (71b1791)

Installation

sudo apt install ./nonraid-tools_*.deb

Usage

After installation, nmdctl command is available:

sudo nmdctl --help

Important Notes

• ⚠️ Experimental software - Use at your own risk
• See README.md for more nmdctl command examples
• Always backup important data before use

NonRAID Tools Debian Package - Version 1.17.0

NonRAID Tools Package - Version 1.17.0

This release contains the NonRAID array management tools package for Ubuntu/Debian systems.

What's Included

• /usr/bin/nmdctl NonRAID array management command line tool
• nonraid.service systemd unit file
• /etc/default/nonraid systemd unit configuration file
• nonraid-parity-check.service + .timer systemd timer and service files for scheduled parity checks
• nonraid-notify.service + .timer systemd timer and service files for status notifications

Changes Since Last Release

• nmdctl: v1.17.0 (70a943e)
• nmdctl: show_status: show replaced disks as new (952bd09)
• nmdctl: show_status: show if disk/slot is unassigned (add2633)
• nmdctl: import_disks: dont try to import failed disks (6fadad2)
• nmdctl: import_disks: automatically import previously unassigned disks (65dbab0)
• docs: add quick start (1c3228d)
• tools/systemd: nonraid-notify.service: dont try to start nonraid.service (ac9d6d9)
• nmdctl: array_health: show unconfigured array as offline (e468194)
• nmdctl: show_status: show disk id in device column (6778af8)
• nmdctl: show_status: show per-disk r/w counts (5c64d13)

Installation

sudo apt install ./nonraid-tools_*.deb

Usage

After installation, nmdctl command is available:

sudo nmdctl --help

Important Notes

• ⚠️ Experimental software - Use at your own risk
• See README.md for more nmdctl command examples
• Always backup important data before use

NonRAID Tools Debian Package - Version 1.16.1

NonRAID Tools Package - Version 1.16.1

This release contains the NonRAID array management tools package for Ubuntu/Debian systems.

What's Included

• /usr/bin/nmdctl NonRAID array management command line tool
• nonraid.service systemd unit file
• /etc/default/nonraid systemd unit configuration file
• nonraid-parity-check.service + .timer systemd timer and service files for scheduled parity checks
• nonraid-notify.service + .timer systemd timer and service files for status notifications

Changes Since Last Release

• nmdctl: v1.16.1 (3b70681)
• nmdctl: monitor_status_loop: add loading screen for when io is busy (fb512a7)
• nmdctl: import_disks: bug fix: dont try to import unassigned disks (757b8b2)
• nmdctl: use colored health status in terse output too (06d25fe)
• nmdctl: collect_array_health: show possible disk io errors in health details when degraded (1323f5e)
• docs: modules build on kernel 6.16 (8b21e7d)
• docs: document manual installation steps (5f3d9b0)

Installation

sudo apt install ./nonraid-tools_*.deb

Usage

After installation, nmdctl command is available:

sudo nmdctl --help

Important Notes

• ⚠️ Experimental software - Use at your own risk
• See README.md for more nmdctl command examples
• Always backup important data before use

NonRAID Tools Debian Package - Version 1.16.0

NonRAID Tools Package - Version 1.16.0

This release contains the NonRAID array management tools package for Ubuntu/Debian systems.

What's Included

• /usr/bin/nmdctl NonRAID array management command line tool
• nonraid.service systemd unit file
• /etc/default/nonraid systemd unit configuration file
• nonraid-parity-check.service + .timer systemd timer and service files for scheduled parity checks
• nonraid-notify.service + .timer systemd timer and service files for status notifications

Changes Since Last Release

• nmdctl: v1.16.0 (c361ff2)
• docs: document nonraid-notify.service (aed751f)
• tools/debian: include notify service and timer in package (bc0cb36)
• tools/systemd: service and timer to notify of array issues (2bdba90)
• nmdctl: show_status: add terse output format (b26169c)
• nmdctl: reload_module: remove not needed sleep after module unload (27c7194)
• nmdctl: reload_module: make quiet mode quieter (01d2f94)
• nmdctl: stop_array: reload driver on manual stop to clear any stale state (576590f)
• tools/systemd: parity check service should not get disabled on error (071bba6)

Installation

sudo apt install ./nonraid-tools_*.deb

Usage

After installation, nmdctl command is available:

sudo nmdctl --help

Important Notes

• ⚠️ Experimental software - Use at your own risk
• See README.md for more nmdctl command examples
• Always backup important data before use

NonRAID DKMS Debian Package - Version 1.3.2

NonRAID DKMS Package - Version 1.3.2

This release contains the NonRAID kernel driver DKMS package for Ubuntu/Debian systems.

What's Included

• nonraid-dkms package with kernel module source and build scripts
• Compatible with kernel versions 6.1 - 6.8 and 6.11 and later (tested up to 6.14) (6.9 and 6.10 are not supported)
• Tested on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (with GA kernel 6.8 and HWE kernels 6.11, 6.14), Debian 12 (with kernel 6.1) and Debian 13 (with kernel 6.12)

Changes Since Last Release

• dkms: v1.3.2 (0277e25)
• md_nonraid: rename our recovery thread too (05c07d1)
• docs: document adding precleared disks (28959d5)
• docs: nmdctl add changes, parity swap procedure (28caf84)
• docs: parity check with errors wont be cleared until next parity check (8253956)

Installation

sudo apt install dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential
sudo apt install ./nonraid-dkms_*.deb

Usage

After installation, verify the DKMS module has been built and installed:

sudo dkms status

Download and install the latest nonraid-tools package from separate release for the array management nmdctl tool.

Important Notes

• ⚠️ Experimental software - Use at your own risk
• See README.md for detailed usage instructions
• Always backup important data before use

NonRAID Tools Debian Package - Version 1.15.0 Build 1

NonRAID Tools Package - Version 1.15.0 Build 1

This release contains the NonRAID array management tools package for Ubuntu/Debian systems.

What's Included

• /usr/bin/nmdctl
• nonraid.service systemd unit file

Changes Since Last Release

• nmdctl: v1.15.0 (ff69134)
• docs: document adding precleared disks (28959d5)
• nmdctl: add_disk: support adding precleared disks (17c389e)
• docs: nmdctl add changes, parity swap procedure (28caf84)
• nmdctl: add_disk: allow adding multiple disks, enable parity swap operations (6c0b062)
• tools/tests: fixes (204af56)
• nmdctl: allow dashes in label (82ccd71)

Installation

sudo apt install ./nonraid-tools_*.deb

Usage

After installation, nmdctl command is available:

sudo nmdctl --help

Important Notes

• ⚠️ Experimental software - Use at your own risk
• See README.md for more nmdctl command examples
• Always backup important data before use

NonRAID Tools Debian Package - Version 1.14.0 Build 1

NonRAID Tools Package - Version 1.14.0 Build 1

This release contains the NonRAID array management tools package for Ubuntu/Debian systems.

What's Included

• /usr/bin/nmdctl
• nonraid.service systemd unit file

Changes Since Last Release

• docs: parity check with errors wont be cleared until next parity check (8253956)
• nmdctl: v1.14.0 (8ff78bd)
• tools/tests: test new get_visible_length (37608ff)
• tools/tests: test status with dual parity (8d66e57)
• nmdctl: collect_disk_status: merge duplicate code (1417c93)
• nmdctl: show_status: dynamic column widths (f229405)
• nmdctl: show_status: get_visible_length in a more reusable way (caab3c5)

Installation

sudo apt install ./nonraid-tools_*.deb

Usage

After installation, nmdctl command is available:

sudo nmdctl --help

Important Notes

• ⚠️ Experimental software - Use at your own risk
• See README.md for more nmdctl command examples
• Always backup important data before use