3 ## 12.2 Device Names
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5 The following is a list of physical storage devices supported in DragonFly, and the device names associated with them.
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7 **Table 12-1. Physical Disk Naming Conventions**
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10 | Drive type | Drive device name
11 IDE hard drives | `ad`
12 IDE CDROM drives | `acd`
13 SCSI hard drives and USB Mass storage devices | `da`
14 SCSI CDROM drives | `cd`
15 Assorted non-standard CDROM drives | `mcd` for Mitsumi CD-ROM, `scd` for Sony CD-ROM,
17 SCSI tape drives | `sa`
18 IDE tape drives | `ast`
19 Flash drives | `fla` for DiskOnChip® Flash device
20 RAID drives | `aacd` for Adaptec® AdvancedRAID, `mlxd` and `mlyd` for Mylex®, `amrd` for AMI MegaRAID®, `idad` for Compaq Smart RAID, `twed` for 3ware® RAID. |
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25 CategoryHandbook-storage
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