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Grid 11g 11.2.0.2 Install Error - device checks for asm failed [message #498628] Thu, 10 March 2011 11:23 Go to next message
dbanukesh
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Registered: November 2008
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Dear All,

I am in process to install Oracle 11g R2 (11.2.0.2) RAC on two node cluster (virtual) and progressed nicely till i face this asm disk check error. At the time of cluster verification i see the alert that "device checks for asm - failed". I installed 11g RAC before and did not see this error. Upon digging i see metalink note [ID 1210863.1]which says it is a bug but.

Does anyone have faced this error yet? Please share your thoughts on this error. I am attaching a screenshot of the error.

ASMLib Driver details
[root@cxm-vl-rman01 app]# /etc/init.d/oracleasm configure -i
Configuring the Oracle ASM library driver.

This will configure the on-boot properties of the Oracle ASM library
driver. The following questions will determine whether the driver is
loaded on boot and what permissions it will have. The current values
will be shown in brackets ('[]'). Hitting <ENTER> without typing an
answer will keep that current value. Ctrl-C will abort.

Default user to own the driver interface [oracle]: oracle
Default group to own the driver interface [dba]: oinstall
Start Oracle ASM library driver on boot (y/n) [y]: y
Scan for Oracle ASM disks on boot (y/n) [y]:
Writing Oracle ASM library driver configuration: done
Initializing the Oracle ASMLib driver: [ OK ]
Scanning the system for Oracle ASMLib disks: [ OK ]
[root@cxm-vl-rman01 app]#
[root@cxm-vl-rman01 app]# ls -l /dev/oracleasm/disks
total 0
brw-rw---- 1 oracle oinstall 8, 33 Mar 10 13:11 OCRVD
brw-rw---- 1 oracle oinstall 8, 49 Mar 10 13:11 ORADATA
brw-rw---- 1 oracle oinstall 8, 50 Mar 10 13:11 ORAFLASH
[root@cxm-vl-rman01 app]# /etc/init.d/oracleasm listdisks
OCRVD
ORADATA
ORAFLASH
[root@cxm-vl-rman01 app]#

[root@cxm-vl-rman02 ~]# /etc/init.d/oracleasm configure -i
Configuring the Oracle ASM library driver.

This will configure the on-boot properties of the Oracle ASM library
driver. The following questions will determine whether the driver is
loaded on boot and what permissions it will have. The current values
will be shown in brackets ('[]'). Hitting <ENTER> without typing an
answer will keep that current value. Ctrl-C will abort.

Default user to own the driver interface [oracle]: oracle
Default group to own the driver interface [dba]: oinstall
Start Oracle ASM library driver on boot (y/n) [y]:
Scan for Oracle ASM disks on boot (y/n) [y]:
Writing Oracle ASM library driver configuration: done
Initializing the Oracle ASMLib driver: [ OK ]
Scanning the system for Oracle ASMLib disks: [ OK ]
[root@cxm-vl-rman02 ~]# /etc/init.d/oracleasm listdisks
OCRVD
ORADATA
ORAFLASH
[root@cxm-vl-rman02 ~]# ls -l /dev/oracleasm/disks
total 0
brw-rw---- 1 oracle oinstall 8, 33 Mar 10 13:11 OCRVD
brw-rw---- 1 oracle oinstall 8, 49 Mar 10 13:11 ORADATA
brw-rw---- 1 oracle oinstall 8, 50 Mar 10 13:11 ORAFLASH
[root@cxm-vl-rman02 ~]#


Thanks
Nukesh
Re: Grid 11g 11.2.0.2 Install Error - device checks for asm failed [message #498630 is a reply to message #498628] Thu, 10 March 2011 11:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
dbanukesh
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Location: London
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One more error screenshot.
Re: Grid 11g 11.2.0.2 Install Error - device checks for asm failed [message #499035 is a reply to message #498630] Sat, 12 March 2011 20:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
mkounalis
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Location: Dallas, TX
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When you say that you had previously installed 11g RAC, was it on the same machines? If so, did you do something to clean the headers off of the ASM disks you are trying to re-use? 'dd if=/dev/zero of=<asmdisk> bs=1024 count=10000' on your ASM disks should take care of it Wink If these are new disks, make sure your permissions are set correctly Wink
Re: Grid 11g 11.2.0.2 Install Error - device checks for asm failed [message #499065 is a reply to message #499035] Sun, 13 March 2011 04:19 Go to previous message
dbanukesh
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No, It is another installation. I have done 3 installation of 11g before but didn't see this error. Later on in the installation we found some I/O error while copying oracle binaries on remote node. our storage guys looking into it.
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