From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Peter Rabbitson <rabbit@rabbit.us>
Subject: Re: Customize the error emails of  `mdadm --monitor`
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:31:44 +0200
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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)?

Peter