Errata

Managing RAID on Linux

Errata for Managing RAID on Linux

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The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".

The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.

Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update

Version Location Description Submitted By Date submitted Date corrected
Printed
Page 20
2nd paragraph, 3rd sentence

The sentence begins, "RAID-O (capitol O)
should be "RAID-0" (numeral zero)

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 24
XOR box

The fourth line of the XOR truth table should be "F F F".

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 24
XOR aside (in sample chapter online, not sure about printed copy)

Truth values for XOR are incorrect.
Should be p=F q=F -> XOR= F
Given values are for nonexclusive OR.

OR:
Inputs Output
A B Q
0 0 0
0 1 1
1 0 1
1 1 1

XOR:
Inputs Output
A B Q
0 0 0
0 1 1
1 0 1
1 1 0

EDITOR: Both bugs on pg 24 are correct. The result of the XOR
is F.

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 35
'Bus-width and bus-speed' section, 2nd paragraph, next to last line

under the 'Bus-width and bus-speed' section, 2nd paragraph, next to last line, it states "..up to 533MHz"
it should say:
"..up to 533MB/s"

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 43
states

"this changed in 1986 with the intro of the Apple Macintosh II, which
came standard with a SCSI controller but no hard disk. The following year
Apple introduced the Mac SE & Mac II both available with internal hard disks."

This should read

"this changed in 1986 with the intro of the Apple Macintosh Plus, which
came standard with a SCSI controller but no hard disk. The following year
Apple introduced the Mac SE & Mac II both available with internal hard disks."

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 101
IN PRINT: example config file, Mirror #2 section, eleventh line

"raid-disk 0"

SHOULD BE:
"spare-disk 0"

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 102
IN PRINT: example config file, fifth line from top of page

"raid-disk 0"

SHOULD BE:
"spare-disk 0"

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 103
IN PRINT: example config file, Second RAID-5 section, last line

"raid-disk 3"

SHOULD BE:
"raid-disk 2"

 Anonymous