On Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 01:31:44PM +0200, Peter Rabbitson wrote:

Peter Rabbitson wrote:

quoted

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