How to resolve device output from vxdisk list command that displays device naming conflicts.

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Resolution

To resolve, change the naming schema preform the following:

(use_avid=yes should be added if using 5.1 or better) 

vxddladm set namingscheme=ebn persistence=yes

vxddladm set namingscheme=osn persistence=yes

vxdisk list -o alldgs


Issue/Introduction

When running the command "vxdisk list -o alldgs"  you recive disk name mismatches that look simmilar to the following: (OK)
emcpower47s2 auto      qatdhdb1_dsk16_r5  qatdhdb1_dg  online       emcpower47c (Note from disk emcpower48 for the next few, are shown as the proceeding disk number)

emcpower48s2 auto      qatdhdb1_dsk3_r10_NEW2  qatdhdb1_dg  online       emcpower49c
emcpower49s2 auto      -             -            online       emcpower50c
(Normal again) 
emcpower51s2 auto      -             (qaedwdb1_dg) online       emcpower51c