Re: LVM 1.0.7 with Redhat AS 2.1

Leach <leach_at_none.invalid> wrote in message news:<slrnbaa8b8.oop.leach_at_none.invalid>...
> On Tue, 22 Apr 2003, Stefan <oracle-dba_at_gmx.net> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > we would like to generate the modules for the LVM 1.0.7
> > by using the LVM with Oracle 9i RAC.
> > We get a lot problems with unresolved symbols by using an Kernel
> > 2.4.9-e.16smp .
> >
> > Has somebody experience with LVM under Redhat AS 2.1 and
> > Oracle 9i RAC. The Oracle Version 9.2.0.3. It works fine
> > by using shared Raw devices but we waste a lot of space so
> > we would like to use the LVM.
>
> People have asked RedHat about LVM, and got the answer
> that adding it to RHAS wouldn't be supported. This meant
> to me they wouldn't help with it, and if you had a kernel
> problem, the first thing they would tell you to do is
> remove it.
>
> It is one of the small tipping points toward SuSE.
> (Veritas VM is an approved product for RHAS though,
> and you could check Sistina to see if they have a
> supported version on RHAS.)
>
> If you can't get 1.07 working, I'd check the kernel
> requirements carefully. Maybe an older LVM version
> would work.

Hi Leach,
thanks so far. I will check if it works with an older LVM Version from Sistina.

May be the customer will also test with Suse SLES 8.0 !

regards
Stefan Received on Wed Apr 23 2003 - 03:45:13 CDT