Re: SCSI device numbering (was: Re: Ideas for v2.1

Kenneth Albanowski (kjahds@kjahds.com)
Tue, 25 Jun 1996 09:32:42 -0400 (EDT)


On 20 Jun 1996, H. Peter Anvin wrote:

> My belief is that the only reasonable solution is to permit the user
> to control the scanning order (including allowing gaps). The *ideal*
> would be to let the user afiliate arbitrary device names which
> arbitrary controller-target-LUN tuplets, but if at least the
> controller scanning order is determined we're remotely OK.

Do SCSI drives provide usefully unique serial numbers? If so, those could
be used in a similar fashion.

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Kenneth Albanowski (kjahds@kjahds.com, CIS: 70705,126)