Oracle ASM Support

In order to add an ioDrive to an Oracle ASM disk group and avoid errors, please use the following instructions.


1. Use asmtool to add the ioDrive.

Instead of running /etc/init.d/oracleasm createdisk, use asmtool:

# /usr/sbin/asmtool -C -l /dev/oracleasm -n VOL1 -s /dev/fioa -a force=yes
asmtool: Device "/dev/fioa" is not a partition
asmtool: Continuing anyway

2. Reboot the server.

The ownership on /dev/oracleasm/disks/ will be set to "root:root", but rebooting will correct this.

After rebooting, you should have normal access in Oracle to the VOL1 (fioa) disk once the ioDrive device driver has loaded properly.

Reference

Oracle ASM doc:
Subject: Oracleasm Createdisk Fails: Device '/dev/emcpoweraxx Is Not A Partition [Failed]
Doc ID: NOTE:469163.1