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+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1489587 +++

There will be no dmraid package in RHEL8.  Therefore, we must:
1) Add a warning for those in 7.5+ that RHEL7 will be the last release supporting this package - likely best to be printed when started up.

2) Add sufficient documentation (release notes?) to inform users that RHEL8 will no longer support legacy hybrid (HW + SW) RAID HBAs - aka "fake RAID".

--- Additional comment from Marian Csontos on 2017-09-08 03:00:23 EDT ---

+ Move package to epel.

--- Additional comment from Marek Suchanek on 2017-10-10 13:48:08 EDT ---

Hello all,

I'm the maintainer of the Storage Administration Guide, which is a good place to warn users about the dmraid deprecation, in my opinion. It should be included in the release notes, too.

dmraid is mentioned a few times in StAG, mostly here:
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html-single/storage_administration_guide/index#raid-subsys

I can add a note there.

I'm setting myself as the Docs Contact. If you need anything documentation-related here, you can ask me.

An admonition warning users about the deprecation needs to be added in the 17.3. "Linux RAID Subsystems" section:
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html-single/storage_administration_guide/index#raid-subsys

Also, the `dmraid` command is briefly mentioned in the 10.1. "Special Considerations" section of Chapter 10. "Storage Considerations During Installation":
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html-single/storage_administration_guide/index#ch-install-config

This command probably needs to be replaced with a supported version, that is, with a mdraid command.

There seem to be no other instances of "dmraid" in the book apart from these two.