Christophe - On Tue, Jul 20, 2004 at 02:48:10PM +0200, christophe.varoqui@xxxxxxx wrote: > Hello, > > the multipath config tool names the devmaps after the uid fetch by scsi_id. > When such uid is a wwid, everything is well. But when this uid is a composite > aggregate of diverse info, like with JBODs or direct attached SCSI disks, the > spaces between uid components are problematic. > > devmap creation should be ok with these spaces, but common usage will be > compromised (ie mount "/dev/SSEAGATE ST336607LC 3JA7LHRB00007441H8FQ" /mnt) > > do you consider packing scsi_id output, or should I do this myself ? Don't pack it, as that could cause problems (unlikely but possible name collisions), just substitute underlines for spaces, either in your multipath program, or better send a patch for scsi_id. It is in my TODO, though I haven't worked on it at all. SUSE naming has a similiar problem. -- Patrick Mansfield
