Setting persistent device names for tape devices in RHEL 7

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Issue

  • We got a tape library which keeps changing name, what are the steps to set persistent names for tape devices in RHEL 7?
  • We need to make tape devices /dev/nst* persistent for backup service. How do we configure it?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7

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