Re: Customize the error emails of `mdadm --monitor`

[Iustin Pop <iusty@k1024.org>]

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