character.
The following keywords and values are used.
+.TP
+\fIalias\fR <name> <devlink>
+Maps a device link in the /dev directory hierarchy to a new device
+name. The udev rule defining the device link must have run prior to
+.BR vdev_id (8).
+A defined alias takes precedence over a topology-derived name, but the
+two naming methods can otherwise coexist. For example, one might name
+drives in a JBOD with the sas_direct topology while naming an internal
+L2ARC device with an alias.
+
+\fIname\fR - the name of the link to the device that will by created in
+/dev/disk/by-vdev.
+
+\fIdevlink\fR - the name of the device link that has already been
+defined by udev. This may be an absolute path or the base filename.
+
.TP
\fIchannel\fR [pci_slot] <port> <name>
Maps a physical path to a channel name (typically representing a single
.TP
\fIphys_per_port\fR <num>
-Specifies the number of PHY devices are associated with a SAS HBA port or SAS
+Specifies the number of PHY devices associated with a SAS HBA port or SAS
switch port.
.BR vdev_id (8)
internally uses this value to determine which HBA or switch port a
channel 86:00.0 0 B
.br
.P
+A configuration using device link aliases.
+.P
+.br
+ # by-vdev
+.br
+ # name fully qualified or base name of device link
+.br
+ alias d1 /dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x5000c5002de3b9ca
+.br
+ alias d2 wwn-0x5000c5002def789e
+.br
+.P
.SH FILES
.TP