On Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 01:31:44PM +0200, Peter Rabbitson wrote: > Peter Rabbitson wrote: > >Hi, > > > >Is there a way to list the _number_ in addition to the name of a > >problematic component? The kernel trend to move all block devices into > >the sdX namespace combined with the dynamic name allocation renders > >messages like "/dev/sdc1 has problems" meaningless. It would make remote > >server support so much easier, by allowing the administrator to label > >drive trays Component0 Component1 Component2... etc, and be sure that > >the local tech support person will not pull out the wrong drive from the > >system. > > > > Any takers? Or is it a RTFM question (in which case I certainly > overlooked the relevant doc)? If you use udev, have you looked in /dev/disk? I think it solves the problem you need by allowing one to see either the disks by id or by path. Making the reverse map is then trivial (for a reasonable number of disks). regards, iustin - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
