NAME

       vdev_id - generate user-friendly names for JBOD disks

SYNOPSIS

       vdev_id <-d dev> [-c config_file] [-g sas_direct|sas_switch]
                        [-m] [-p phys_per_port]
       vdev_id -h

DESCRIPTION

       The  vdev_id  command  is  a udev helper which parses the file /etc/zfs/vdev_id.conf(5) to map a physical
       path in a storage topology to a channel name.  The channel name is combined with a  disk  enclosure  slot
       number to create an alias that reflects the physical location of the drive.  This is particularly helpful
       when  it  comes  to  tasks  like replacing failed drives.  Slot numbers may also be re-mapped in case the
       default  numbering  is  unsatisfactory.   The  drive  aliases  will  be  created  as  symbolic  links  in
       /dev/disk/by-vdev.

       The currently supported topologies are sas_direct and sas_switch.  A multipath mode is supported in which
       dm-mpath  devices  are  handled  by  examining the first-listed running component disk as reported by the
       multipath(8) command.  In multipath mode the configuration file should contain a channel definition  with
       the same name for each path to a given enclosure.

       vdev_id also supports creating aliases based on existing udev links in the /dev hierarchy using the alias
       configuration file keyword.  See the vdev_id.conf(5) man page for details.

OPTIONS

       -c <config_file>
              Specifies the path to an alternate configuration file.  The default is /etc/zfs/vdev_id.conf.

       -d <device>
              This is the only mandatory argument.  Specifies the name of a device in /dev, i.e. "sda".

       -g <sas_direct|sas_switch>
              Identifies a physical topology that governs how physical paths are mapped to channels.

              sas_direct - in this mode a channel is uniquely identified by a PCI slot and a HBA port number

              sas_switch - in this mode a channel is uniquely identified by a SAS switch port number

       -m     Specifies  that vdev_id(8) will handle only dm-multipath devices.  If set to "yes" then vdev_id(8)
              will examine the first  running  component  disk  of  a  dm-multipath  device  as  listed  by  the
              multipath(8) command to determine the physical path.

       -p <phys_per_port>
              Specifies the number of PHY devices associated with a SAS HBA port or SAS switch port.  vdev_id(8)
              internally  uses  this  value to determine which HBA or switch port a device is connected to.  The
              default is 4.

       -h     Print a usage summary.

SEE ALSO

       vdev_id.conf(5)

                                                                                                      vdev_id(8)