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11.Dd May 26, 2021
12.Dt VDEV_ID 8
13.Os
14.
15.Sh NAME
16.Nm vdev_id
17.Nd generate user-friendly names for JBOD disks
18.Sh SYNOPSIS
19.Nm
20.Fl d Ar dev
21.Fl c Ar config_file
22.Fl g Sy sas_direct Ns | Ns Sy sas_switch Ns | Ns Sy scsi
23.Fl m
24.Fl p Ar phys_per_port
25.
26.Sh DESCRIPTION
27.Nm
28is an udev helper which parses
29.Xr vdev_id.conf 5
30to map a physical path in a storage topology to a channel name.
31The channel name is combined with a disk enclosure slot number to create
32an alias that reflects the physical location of the drive.
33This is particularly helpful when it comes to tasks like replacing failed
34drives.
35Slot numbers may also be remapped in case the default numbering is
36unsatisfactory.
37The drive aliases will be created as symbolic links in
38.Pa /dev/disk/by-vdev .
39.Pp
40The currently supported topologies are
41.Sy sas_direct ,
42.Sy sas_switch ,
43and
44.Sy scsi .
45A multipath mode is supported in which dm-mpath devices are handled by
46examining the first running component disk as reported by the driver.
47In multipath mode the configuration file should contain a
48channel definition with the same name for each path to a given
49enclosure.
50.Pp
51.Nm
52also supports creating aliases based on existing udev links in the /dev
53hierarchy using the
54.Sy alias
55configuration file keyword.
56See
57.Xr vdev_id.conf 5
58for details.
59.
60.Sh OPTIONS
61.Bl -tag -width "-m"
62.It Fl d Ar device
63The device node to classify, like
64.Pa /dev/sda .
65.It Fl c Ar config_file
66Specifies the path to an alternate configuration file.
67The default is
68.Pa /etc/zfs/vdev_id.conf .
69.It Fl g Sy sas_direct Ns | Ns Sy sas_switch Ns | Ns Sy scsi
70Identifies a physical topology that governs how physical paths are
71mapped to channels:
72.Bl -tag -compact -width "sas_direct and scsi"
73.It Sy sas_direct No and Sy scsi
74channels are uniquely identified by a PCI slot and HBA port number
75.It Sy sas_switch
76channels are uniquely identified by a SAS switch port number
77.El
78.It Fl m
79Only handle dm-multipath devices.
80If specified, examine the first running component disk of a dm-multipath
81device as provided by the driver to determine the physical path.
82.It Fl p Ar phys_per_port
83Specifies the number of PHY devices associated with a SAS HBA port or SAS
84switch port.
85.Nm
86internally uses this value to determine which HBA or switch port a
87device is connected to.
88The default is
89.Sy 4 .
90.It Fl h
91Print a usage summary.
92.El
93.
94.Sh SEE ALSO
95.Xr vdev_id.conf 5
96