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  1. The aoetools are programs that assist in using ATA over Ethernet on
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  2. systems with version 2.6 and newer Linux kernels.  
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  4. Systems running 2.4 Linux kernels do not need and should not install
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  5. the aoetools.  The aoe driver for 2.4 kernels is self sufficient.
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  7. Please see the aoetools manpage for a brief list of the tools.
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  10. AOE DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
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  12.   If you are using udev on your system, the aoe-mkdevs and aoe-mkshelf
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  13.   should not be used.  Just let udev create device nodes for you.  If
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  14.   you need to configure udev, its manpages, in conjunction with the
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  15.   example in the EtherDrive HOWTO FAQ, should help.
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  17.   If you are not using udev, it is important to ensure that the device
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  18.   nodes in /dev/etherd match the aoe driver.  Please see devnodes.txt
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  19.   for information.
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  22. BUILDING THE AOETOOLS
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  24. If you need to configure the software, look at the variables at the
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  25. top of the Makefile.  The defaults should work for most people.  When
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  26. using the defaults there's only one step to configure and install the
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  27. aoetools software and documentation:
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  29.   make install
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  31. You'll need sufficient permissions to install in the default locations
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  32. if you haven't overridden them with your own locations.
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  34. The aoe-sancheck tool depends on libpthread.  If its header and
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  35. library files are not present, the aoetools makefile skips
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  36. aoe-sancheck.  You can install your Linux distribution's "libpthread"
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  37. and "libpthread-devel" packages (They might be called something
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  38. slightly different) to help aoe-sancheck to build successfully.
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  41. LEGACY TOOLS
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  43. These two are legacy commands for systems without udev.
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  45.   aoe-mkdevs		create character and block device files
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  46.   aoe-mkshelf		create block device files for one shelf address
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  49. RESOURCES
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  51. The aoetools homepage
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  52.   http://aoetools.sourceforge.net/
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  54. The CORAID homepage
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  55.   http://www.coraid.com/
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  57. The Linux Support Page at CORAID
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  58.   http://support.coraid.com/support/linux/
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