Re: ocfs2/oracleasm on Red Hat 4

From: Karl Arao <karlarao_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 May 2009 03:55:58 +0800
Message-ID: <12ee65600905291255i7e392330vff259fa138dca344_at_mail.gmail.com>

You could also check on this Note 462618.1, but I haven't tried it yet.

• Karl Arao http://karlarao.wordpress.com

On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 8:57 PM, QuijadaReina, Julio C < QuijadJC_at_alfredstate.edu> wrote:

> Karl, I guess you happened to check just at the time these files were being
> posted. They weren't there when I checked. Thanks,
> Julio
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> Subject: Re: ocfs2/oracleasm on Red Hat 4
>
> For the ASM:
> ----------------
>
> You can go to this link
> http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/linux/asmlib/index.html
> And see that the link for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS was last updated
> last April 01
> If you're on AMD64 / Intel em64t Architecture, You'll see these
>
> Library and Tools
>
> * oracleasm-support-2.1.3-1.el4.x86_64.rpm
> * oracleasmlib-2.0.4-1.el4.x86_64.rpm
>
> Drivers for kernel 2.6.9-89.EL
>
> * oracleasm-2.6.9-89.ELxenU-2.0.5-1.el4.x86_64.rpm
> * oracleasm-2.6.9-89.ELsmp-2.0.5-1.el4.x86_64.rpm
> * oracleasm-2.6.9-89.ELlargesmp-2.0.5-1.el4.x86_64.rpm
> * oracleasm-2.6.9-89.EL-debuginfo-2.0.5-1.el4.x86_64.rpm
> * oracleasm-2.6.9-89.EL-2.0.5-1.el4.x86_64.rpm
>
> ASMlib issue can be solved by installing new driver or linking to the old
> kernel
> 1) If there is an ASMLib driver for the new kernel version, install the
> new version and remove the old one. This is the best option
> 2) If there is no ASMLib driver for the new kernel version, ASMLib can be
> linked to use the old kernel, this solution is based on oracleasm_debug_link
> usage Note:462618.1
>
>
> For OCFS2:
> -----------------
>
> Go to this link
> http://oss.oracle.com/projects/ocfs2/files/RedHat/RHEL4/x86_64/1.2.9-1/for the ocfs2 rpm (latest is 2.6.9-89.EL)
> and this link
> http://oss.oracle.com/projects/ocfs2-tools/files/RedHat/RHEL4/x86_64/1.2.7-1/for ocfs2console and ocfs2-tools
>
>
>
> Also for your SAN environment, if you upgrade your kernel, definitely
> you'll have to download the appropriate powerpath (EMC) version for the new
> kernel. And other dependencies you'll have to check..
>
>
>
> - Karl Arao
> http://karlarao.wordpress.com
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