Re: raw devices redhat 7.1

From: Marcin Jakubowski <user_at_debian.pl>
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 07:29:19 +0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <slrnaiaimd.22j.user@rose.pil.pl>

On Thu, 4 Jul 2002 15:44:57 +0200, koert54 <nospam_at_nospam.com> wrote:
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> check if /usr/src/linux/drivers/char/raw.c exists for raw device support
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OK so I can use raw device ;-)
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> - create your partitions
> - create your special device files if necessary : example : mknod /dev/hda17
> b 3 17
> - for each raw device add the following to /etc/rc.local
> #-- rawdevice binding
> /usr/bin/raw /dev/raw/raw9 /dev/hda17
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> #-- rawdevice ownership & access rights
> # (oracle:dba) is our oracle account
> /bin/chmod 600 /dev/raw/raw9
> /bin/chown oracle /dev/raw/raw9

Thats explains everything

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> dd or RMAN !

OK I use rman but ... in Linux man for raw i found ...
BUGS
The Linux dd (1) command does not currently align its buffers

       correctly, and so cannot be used on raw devices.

On SGI site I found dd.raw for faw devices. Did you use this for backup or standard dd from distribution. On what Linux ditribution you use raw devices ?

Marcin Received on Fri Jul 05 2002 - 02:29:19 CDT