Re: [PATCH 08/16] scsi_dh_alua: parse target device id

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On 02/17/14 15:09, Hannes Reinecke wrote:
> If the product ID is actually the array identification and not a
> generic name, sure.
> But if all ION arrays with the same FW level identify itself with
> the same identifier it's kinda pointless :-)
> Otherwise, yeah, that's easily done.
> 
> But you might want to talk to your FW folks; if they were to update
> VPD page 0x83 to include an target-specific identifier we'd be all
> set ...

The product ID indeed identifies an array.

Updating VPD page 0x83 can be done easily for new FW releases. However,
the target identification approach explained in the previous e-mail is
already in use at several customer sites and I'm not sure it will be
possible to convince all of them to upgrade ...

Bart.

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