Re: Disk space usage issue related to Oracle 10g RAC with OCFS2 and ASM

DA Morgan wrote:
> kphanik38 wrote:
> > I've an issue related to Oracle 10g RAC.
> >
> > SETUP:
> >
> > I've 2 node cluster each being Dell 2850 Server with RHEL 4.0
> > I've EMC CX300 SAN storage with following partitions
> >
> > /orasoft 10 Gb OCFS2 File system
> > /oracrs 2 Gb OCFS2 File system
> > /orabackup 100 Gb OCFS2 File system
> >
> > The datafiles are on ASM which is not directly visible in OS.
> > I've common Oracle Home installed in /orasoft/db_1 which is shared by
> > both nodes in cluster.
> >
> > ISSUE:
> >
> > I've faced an issue recently related to EMC storage.
> > The /orasoft partition displays 1.4 Gb space available using df
> > command.
> >
> > With both nodes sharing the common Oracle Home (/orasoft/db_1), when
> > ever I try to touch a file I get an error as No Space left on device.
> > I'm unable to start any service with the same reason.
> >
> > Is this setup correct ??
> > Can anyone help me with this storage issue ??
>
> What is the point of using OCFS2 if you are using ASM and raw?
> I just can't get past the fact that there must (?) be something
> you haven't told us about this. Why put Oracle binaries on OCFS2?
> --
> Daniel A. Morgan
> University of Washington
> damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
> (replace x with u to respond)
> Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
> www.psoug.org

Dan: Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought we could use OCFS for a "shared" Oracle home. Grant it, I didn't do it because from what I (thought I) read, there can be other issues doing that.

As for ASM and OCFS, I'm also a bit confused by that implementation.

Charles R. Whealton
Charles Whealton @ pleasedontspam.com Received on Fri Aug 11 2006 - 19:07:56 CDT