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Re: does ASM recognize and allow for major/minor device numbers

From: Ronald Rood <devnull_at_ronr.nl>
Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 21:30:44 +0200
Message-ID: <0001HW.C086BA840112BCA5F0284530@news.individual.net>


On Tue, 9 May 2006 19:31:43 +0200, oracledoctor_at_gmail.com wrote (in article <1147195903.596111.258940_at_i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>):

> We are looking at the need of Veritas for Orcle RAC since we are
> planning on using ASM as our storage management system. The argument
> that has been put forth by the sys admins is that Veritas takes care of
> the devices 'under the covers'.
>
> Say we had an HBA card that was device 1 and the disks attached where
> 1,2,3 and 4 so the major/minor numbes looked like this:
>
> 1,1
> 1,2
> 1,3
> 1,4
>
> and we has a CD ROM device that was 2,1
>
> we loose the HBA card and replace it with a new one. That device major
> number is now 3, making the major/minor numbers of that new HBA card:
>
> 3,1
> 3,2
> 3,3
> 3,4
>
> How does ASM handle this? Is this something that the sys admins now
> need to track?
>
> Any help is welcome.
>
> Sebastian
>

I think you will need to re create the device files. ASM just knows the device file names and won't do anything with the major/minor numbers.

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With kind regards / met vriendelijke groeten,
Ronald

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Received on Tue May 09 2006 - 14:30:44 CDT

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