> Old system in /dev. New SCSI names in /dev/disk, along with IDE.
> Volume lables and serial numbers in /dev/vol, as links to the
> right disks and partitions.
Hear, hear! The voice of reason. We should (of course) maintain the old
names in /dev for compatibility. If you have a mongo disk-farm, then
there can be a config or run-time option to disable them. The rest of us
slackers can upgrade without fear. Putting the new SCSI names in
/dev/disk keeps them out of the way (and the dir. structure under
/dev/disk can be as deep as you like). Serial/ID numbers in /dev/vol
means that those who like to move disks around need not move /etc/fstab
likes around. Can everyone live with that?
--Scott
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