diff --git a/elements/ramdisk-base/extra-data.d/scripts/d/init-func b/elements/ramdisk-base/extra-data.d/scripts/d/init-func
index f68a54a55..0e3df344c 100755
--- a/elements/ramdisk-base/extra-data.d/scripts/d/init-func
+++ b/elements/ramdisk-base/extra-data.d/scripts/d/init-func
@@ -17,27 +17,39 @@ function configure_vmedia_dir() {
     VMEDIA_MOUNT_POINT="/vfloppy_mnt"
     VMEDIA_DIR="/vfloppy"
     VMEDIA_CONFIG_FILE="parameters.txt"
-
-    SYSFS_DEVICE_MODELS="/sys/class/block/*/device/model"
-    SYSFS_VMEDIA_DEVICE_MODEL="virtual media"
+    VMEDIA_DEVICE_BY_LABEL="/dev/disk/by-label/ir-vfd-dev"
 
     # Wait for some seconds for kernel to finish initializing the
     # virtual media devices.
-    wait_for 5 1 "grep -q -i \"$SYSFS_VMEDIA_DEVICE_MODEL\" $SYSFS_DEVICE_MODELS"
+    wait_for 5 1 "ls $VMEDIA_DEVICE_BY_LABEL"
     if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then
-        echo "Error finding the virtual floppy device on the node."
-        troubleshoot
-    fi
 
-    # Find the virtual media device from the kernel sysfs file system.
-    VMEDIA_DEVICE=$(grep -l -i "$SYSFS_VMEDIA_DEVICE_MODEL" $SYSFS_DEVICE_MODELS | awk -F'/' '{print $5}')
-    if [[ -z $VMEDIA_DEVICE ]]; then
-        echo "Error finding the virtual floppy device on the node."
-        troubleshoot
+        # TODO(rameshg87): This block of code is there only for backward
+        # compatibility to older versions of Ironic. Remove this after 2
+        # releases. Ironic will now assign labels to Virtual Media devices.
+        SYSFS_DEVICE_MODELS="/sys/class/block/*/device/model"
+        SYSFS_VMEDIA_DEVICE_MODEL="virtual media"
+
+        # Wait for some seconds for kernel to finish initializing the
+        # virtual media devices.
+        wait_for 5 1 "grep -q -i \"$SYSFS_VMEDIA_DEVICE_MODEL\" $SYSFS_DEVICE_MODELS"
+        if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then
+            echo "Error finding the virtual floppy device on the node."
+            troubleshoot
+        fi
+
+        # Find the virtual media device from the kernel sysfs file system.
+        VMEDIA_DEVICE=$(grep -l -i "$SYSFS_VMEDIA_DEVICE_MODEL" $SYSFS_DEVICE_MODELS | awk -F'/' '{print $5}')
+        if [[ -z $VMEDIA_DEVICE ]]; then
+            echo "Error finding the virtual floppy device on the node."
+            troubleshoot
+        fi
+        VMEDIA_DEVICE_FILE="/dev/$VMEDIA_DEVICE"
+    else
+        VMEDIA_DEVICE_FILE="$VMEDIA_DEVICE_BY_LABEL"
     fi
 
     # Mount the virtual media device
-    VMEDIA_DEVICE_FILE="/dev/$VMEDIA_DEVICE"
     mkdir -p $VMEDIA_MOUNT_POINT
     mount $VMEDIA_DEVICE_FILE $VMEDIA_MOUNT_POINT
     if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then
diff --git a/elements/ramdisk-base/udev.d/60-persistent-storage.rules b/elements/ramdisk-base/udev.d/60-persistent-storage.rules
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6a0c3610
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/ramdisk-base/udev.d/60-persistent-storage.rules
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+# do not edit this file, it will be overwritten on update
+
+# persistent storage links: /dev/disk/{by-id,by-uuid,by-label,by-path}
+# scheme based on "Linux persistent device names", 2004, Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.de>
+
+# forward scsi device event to corresponding block device
+ACTION=="change", SUBSYSTEM=="scsi", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="scsi_device", TEST=="block", ATTR{block/*/uevent}="change"
+
+ACTION=="remove", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
+
+# enable in-kernel media-presence polling
+ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="module", KERNEL=="block", ATTR{parameters/events_dfl_poll_msecs}=="0", ATTR{parameters/events_dfl_poll_msecs}="2000"
+ACTION=="add", ATTR{removable}=="1", ATTR{events_poll_msecs}=="-1", ATTR{events_poll_msecs}="2000"
+
+SUBSYSTEM!="block", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
+
+# skip rules for inappropriate block devices
+KERNEL=="fd*|mtd*|nbd*|gnbd*|btibm*|dm-*|md*", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
+
+# ignore partitions that span the entire disk
+TEST=="whole_disk", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
+
+# for partitions import parent information
+ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition", IMPORT{parent}="ID_*"
+
+# virtio-blk
+KERNEL=="vd*[!0-9]", ATTRS{serial}=="?*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}="$attr{serial}", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/virtio-$env{ID_SERIAL}"
+KERNEL=="vd*[0-9]", ATTRS{serial}=="?*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}="$attr{serial}", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/virtio-$env{ID_SERIAL}-part%n"
+
+# ATA devices using the "scsi" subsystem
+KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]|sr*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", SUBSYSTEMS=="scsi", ATTRS{vendor}=="ATA", IMPORT{program}="ata_id --export $devnode"
+# ATA/ATAPI devices (SPC-3 or later) using the "scsi" subsystem
+KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]|sr*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", SUBSYSTEMS=="scsi", ATTRS{type}=="5", ATTRS{scsi_level}=="[6-9]*", IMPORT{program}="ata_id --export $devnode"
+
+# Run ata_id on non-removable USB Mass Storage (SATA/PATA disks in enclosures)
+KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]|sr*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", ATTR{removable}=="0", SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", IMPORT{program}="ata_id --export $devnode"
+# Otherwise fall back to using usb_id for USB devices
+KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]|sr*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", IMPORT{builtin}="usb_id"
+
+# scsi devices
+KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]|sr*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", IMPORT{program}="scsi_id --export --whitelisted -d $devnode", ENV{ID_BUS}="scsi"
+KERNEL=="cciss*", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", IMPORT{program}="scsi_id --export --whitelisted -d $devnode", ENV{ID_BUS}="cciss"
+KERNEL=="sd*|sr*|cciss*", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/$env{ID_BUS}-$env{ID_SERIAL}"
+KERNEL=="sd*|cciss*", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition", ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/$env{ID_BUS}-$env{ID_SERIAL}-part%n"
+
+# firewire
+KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]|sr*", ATTRS{ieee1394_id}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/ieee1394-$attr{ieee1394_id}"
+KERNEL=="sd*[0-9]", ATTRS{ieee1394_id}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/ieee1394-$attr{ieee1394_id}-part%n"
+
+KERNEL=="mmcblk[0-9]", SUBSYSTEMS=="mmc", ATTRS{name}=="?*", ATTRS{serial}=="?*", ENV{ID_NAME}="$attr{name}", ENV{ID_SERIAL}="$attr{serial}", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/mmc-$env{ID_NAME}_$env{ID_SERIAL}"
+KERNEL=="mmcblk[0-9]p[0-9]", ENV{ID_NAME}=="?*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/mmc-$env{ID_NAME}_$env{ID_SERIAL}-part%n"
+KERNEL=="mmcblk[0-9]p[0-9]", ENV{PARTNAME}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-partlabel/$env{PARTNAME}"
+KERNEL=="mspblk[0-9]", SUBSYSTEMS=="memstick", ATTRS{name}=="?*", ATTRS{serial}=="?*", ENV{ID_NAME}="$attr{name}", ENV{ID_SERIAL}="$attr{serial}", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/memstick-$env{ID_NAME}_$env{ID_SERIAL}"
+KERNEL=="mspblk[0-9]p[0-9]", ENV{ID_NAME}=="?*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/memstick-$env{ID_NAME}_$env{ID_SERIAL}-part%n"
+
+# by-path (parent device path)
+ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", DEVPATH!="*/virtual/*", IMPORT{builtin}="path_id"
+ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", ENV{ID_PATH}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-path/$env{ID_PATH}"
+ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition", ENV{ID_PATH}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-path/$env{ID_PATH}-part%n"
+
+# skip unpartitioned removable media devices from drivers which do not send "change" events
+ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", KERNEL!="sd*|sr*", ATTR{removable}=="1", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
+
+# probe filesystem metadata of optical drives which have a media inserted
+KERNEL=="sr*", ENV{DISK_EJECT_REQUEST}!="?*", ENV{ID_CDROM_MEDIA_TRACK_COUNT_DATA}=="?*", ENV{ID_CDROM_MEDIA_SESSION_LAST_OFFSET}=="?*", \
+  IMPORT{builtin}="blkid --offset=$env{ID_CDROM_MEDIA_SESSION_LAST_OFFSET}"
+# single-session CDs do not have ID_CDROM_MEDIA_SESSION_LAST_OFFSET
+KERNEL=="sr*", ENV{DISK_EJECT_REQUEST}!="?*", ENV{ID_CDROM_MEDIA_TRACK_COUNT_DATA}=="?*", ENV{ID_CDROM_MEDIA_SESSION_LAST_OFFSET}=="", \
+  IMPORT{builtin}="blkid --noraid"
+
+# probe filesystem metadata of disks
+KERNEL!="sr*", IMPORT{builtin}="blkid"
+
+# watch metadata changes by tools closing the device after writing
+KERNEL!="sr*", OPTIONS+="watch"
+
+# by-label/by-uuid links (filesystem metadata)
+ENV{ID_FS_USAGE}=="filesystem|other|crypto", ENV{ID_FS_UUID_ENC}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-uuid/$env{ID_FS_UUID_ENC}"
+ENV{ID_FS_USAGE}=="filesystem|other", ENV{ID_FS_LABEL_ENC}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-label/$env{ID_FS_LABEL_ENC}"
+
+# by-id (World Wide Name)
+ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", ENV{ID_WWN_WITH_EXTENSION}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/wwn-$env{ID_WWN_WITH_EXTENSION}"
+ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition", ENV{ID_WWN_WITH_EXTENSION}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/wwn-$env{ID_WWN_WITH_EXTENSION}-part%n"
+
+# by-partlabel/by-partuuid links (partition metadata)
+ENV{ID_PART_ENTRY_SCHEME}=="gpt", ENV{ID_PART_ENTRY_UUID}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-partuuid/$env{ID_PART_ENTRY_UUID}"
+ENV{ID_PART_ENTRY_SCHEME}=="gpt", ENV{ID_PART_ENTRY_NAME}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-partlabel/$env{ID_PART_ENTRY_NAME}"
+
+LABEL="persistent_storage_end"