From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: generating a Linux WWN? Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:27:37 -0400 Message-ID: <47045DA9.20907@garzik.org> References: <20071003.151729.95504687.davem@davemloft.net> <189434.76759.qm@web31810.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <7579f7fb0710032023x6773075ga0342033e8f6f3a4@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from srv5.dvmed.net ([207.36.208.214]:42976 "EHLO mail.dvmed.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753047AbXJDD1n (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Oct 2007 23:27:43 -0400 In-Reply-To: <7579f7fb0710032023x6773075ga0342033e8f6f3a4@mail.gmail.com> Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: Matthew Jacob Cc: ltuikov@yahoo.com, David Miller , mdr@sgi.com, James.Smart@emulex.com, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org Matthew Jacob wrote: > A much better choice is to get real stamped serial number WWNs. I also > hold with some of the other folks on this discussion that some of this > is policy that the admin should be allowed to choose. After they've > segmented the company's main fabric by choosing unwisely and > forgetting to practice safe zoning we'll choose to buy them a drink or > two. hehe :) Let's not forget, too, that this entire thread is talking about the 1% case. The common case everybody agrees on -- the manufacturer should provide a unique WWN for each board etc. That's the 99% case. And just like ethernet NICs, the system works as intended /most of the time/. Jeff