Chris writes: > On 2021-04-20 05:57, Bob Friesenhahn wrote: > > On Tue, 20 Apr 2021, Reginald Beardsley via openindiana-discuss wrote: > >> > >> NAME STATE READ WRITE CKSUM > >> rpool1 ONLINE 0 0 0 > >> raidz2-0 ONLINE 0 0 0 > >> c0t5000039A7B78030Fd0 ONLINE 0 0 0 > >> c0t5000039A7B7002F3d0 ONLINE 0 0 0 > >> c0t5000039A7B700306d0 ONLINE 0 0 0 > >> c0t5000039A7B700305d0 ONLINE 0 0 0 > >> > >> errors: No known data errors > >> > >> But I *really* don't like those long winded disk names. > > > > You might learn to appreciate them given that part of the name is very > > likely > > printed exactly on the side of your disk drive. This can be very helpful. > Strictly from memory (mine -- which may well have a couple of incorrectly > flipped bits). A portion of the device name is created from the disks serial > number. So as Bob correctly points out; this makes it extremely simple to > identify the correct drive when not-so happy things occur in your data pool.
IIRC these are not serial numbers but (part of) the SAS/SATA WWN of the disk. And the WWN is indeed printed on the label. :-) Regards -- Volker -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Volker A. Brandt Consulting and Support for Solaris-based Systems Brandt & Brandt Computer GmbH WWW: http://www.bb-c.de/ Am Wiesenpfad 6, 53340 Meckenheim, GERMANY Email: v...@bb-c.de Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Bonn, HRB 10513 Schuhgröße: 46 Geschäftsführer: Rainer J.H. Brandt und Volker A. Brandt "When logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead" _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
