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= Local Storage Operator symlinks overview

[role="_abstract"] 
The Local Storage Operator (LSO) traditionally creates persistent volumes (PVs) based on `/dev/disk/by-id/` paths, following the assumption that they are stable. However, Linux kernel updates, firmware updates, or `udev` rule changes can cause these supposedly stable names to change or disappear.

Administrator options::
Administrators have the following notification and correction options to deal with symlink disruptions:

* *Monitoring*: (default) If the current and preferred path do not match, an alert occurs, but no changes occur to the current path.

* *Use existing path*: Alerts are silenced and LSO uses the existing path.

* *Recreate symlinks*: Symlinks are re-created to point to the new, updated device path.
