"Steven Pannell" <steven.pannell_at_gmx.net> wrote in message news:<9u7kpb$6p60h$1_at_ID-82797.news.dfncis.de>...
> unfortunately it did not work.
>
> I always get an "file exists" error when attempting to create the tablespace
> on the raw device
>
> I don't have this problem when using a hardware raid so I'm think that it is
> just not possible to create a RAW device on a software raid.
>
> Thanks anyway,
> Steve.
>
> "Connor McDonald" <connor_mcdonald_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:9u3s8c$2dv$1_at_newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > Software raid will work fine...
> >
> > Presumably you have some sort of device called "/dev/md/rdsk/d1" or
> similar.
> >
> > Use chown to allow oracle to write to it, create a symbolic link (say)
> > /rawdisk/file1 to it, and then use this in the datafile clause.
> >
> > Remember, if you're raw volume is 1000m, you should allow 1m or so, so the
> > datafile spec would be 999m.
> >
> >
> > hth
> > connor
> >
> >
> > "Steven Pannell" <steven.pannell_at_gmx.net> wrote in message
> > news:9u33i4$5tstp$1_at_ID-82797.news.dfncis.de...
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I have set up a software raid on solaris and am attempting to install an
> > > Oracle RAW device. Is this possible or do I need a hardware Raid?. At
> the
> > > moment it's just not working, I get the error skgfrcre: file exists when
> > > attempting to create the RAW device.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > > Steve.
> > >
Steve, raw partitions on Software RAID work just fine as we have used
them on Prymid and Sequent. If you are having a problem then you have
something configured wrong on your OS or your file management system.
Received on Fri Nov 30 2001 - 09:05:01 CST
