
36 Linux for IBM System z9 and IBM zSeries
2.3.8 Distribution considerations when naming devices
In SLES9, familiar Linux 2.4 kernal device names are statically defined in /dev. If
a device is detached from a Linux guest, on reboot udev correctly creates new
symbolic links to the device node. However, symbolic links to the detached
device node are
not removed.
To illustrate, we consider a system originally configured with four DASD devices:
Device 0201 assigned to /dev/dasda
Device 0202 assigned to /dev/dasdb
Device 0300 assigned to /dev/dasdc
Device 0400 assigned to /dev/dasdd
In Figure 2-16, device 0300 is detached and the system rebooted. ...