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##       How to install and setup ASMLib packages         ##
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###### List of Platform depenfent but Kernel independent packages ######
 oracleasm-support-2.1.3-1.<distro>.x86_64.rpm
 oracleasmlib-2.0.4-1.<distro>.x86_64.rpm

###### List of Platform and Kernel dependent packages ######
 oracleasm-2.6.16.46-0.12-smp-2.0.3-1.x86_64.rpm
 oracleasm-2.6.16.46-0.12-default-2.0.3-1.x86_64.rpm

-- Install the packages using the command rpm –ivh on all the nodes

###### ASMLib Configuration (to repeat on all nodes of the cluster)  ######
 [root@lrh-node1 /]# /etc/init.d/oracleasm configure
 Configuring the Oracle ASM library driver.

This will configure the on-boot properties of the Oracle ASM library
 driver. The following questions will determine whether the driver is
 loaded on boot and what permissions it will have. The current values
 will be shown in brackets ('[]'). Hitting without typing an
 answer will keep that current value. Ctrl-C will abort.

Default user to own the driver interface []: grid
 Default group to own the driver interface []: asmdba
 Start Oracle ASM library driver on boot (y/n) [n]: y
 Fix permissions of Oracle ASM disks on boot (y/n) [y]: y
 Writing Oracle ASM library driver configuration [ OK ]
 Creating /dev/oracleasm mount point [ OK ]
 Loading module "oracleasm" [ OK ]
 Mounting ASMlib driver filesystem [ OK ]
 Scanning system for ASM disks [ OK ]

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 -- Create disk partitions and  ASM disks
 -- (from one of the nodes of the cluster)
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-- Having a list of devices dedicated to ASM create one primary partition per disk or LUN using fdisk
 -- command and than use ASMLib utility to implement one ASM Disk per device.

lrh-node1:/u01 # fdisk -l /dev/sdh

Disk /dev/sdh: 38.6 GB, 38654705664 bytes
 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4699 cylinders
 Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
 /dev/sdh1               1        4700    37747712   83  Linux
 lrh-node1:/u01 # fdisk -l /dev/sdi

Disk /dev/sdi: 38.6 GB, 38654705664 bytes
 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4699 cylinders
 Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
 /dev/sdi1               1        4700    37747712   83  Linux
 lrh-node1:/u01 # fdisk -l /dev/sdj

Disk /dev/sdj: 38.6 GB, 38654705664 bytes
 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4699 cylinders
 Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
 /dev/sdj1               1        4699    37744686   83  Linux
 lrh-node1:/u01 #
 lrh-node1:/u01 # fdisk /dev/sdh

The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 4699.
 There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
 and could in certain setups cause problems with:
 1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)
 2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
 (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)

Command (m for help): d
 Selected partition 1

Command (m for help): p

Disk /dev/sdh: 38.6 GB, 38654705664 bytes
 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4699 cylinders
 Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System

Command (m for help): n
 Command action
 e   extended
 p   primary partition (1-4)
 p
 Partition number (1-4): 1
 First cylinder (1-4699, default 1): 1
 Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1-4699, default 4699): +1024M

Command (m for help): p

Disk /dev/sdh: 38.6 GB, 38654705664 bytes
 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4699 cylinders
 Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
 /dev/sdh1               1         125     1004031   83  Linux

Command (m for help): n
 Command action
 e   extended
 p   primary partition (1-4)
 p
 Partition number (1-4): 2
 First cylinder (126-4699, default 126):
 Using default value 126
 Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (126-4699, default 4699):
 Using default value 4699

Command (m for help): p

Disk /dev/sdh: 38.6 GB, 38654705664 bytes
 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4699 cylinders
 Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
 /dev/sdh1               1         125     1004031   83  Linux
 /dev/sdh2             126        4699    36740655   83  Linux

Command (m for help): w
 The partition table has been altered!

Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
 Syncing disks.
 lrh-node1:/u01 #partprobe

######  Once the disks have been sliced the ASM Disks can be created ######
 lrh-node1:/u01 # /etc/init.d/oracleasm
 Usage: /etc/init.d/oracleasm {start|stop|restart|enable|disable|configure|createdisk|deletedisk|querydisk|listdisks|scandisks|status}
 lrh-node1:/u01 # /etc/init.d/oracleasm createdisk OCR1 /dev/sdh1
 Marking disk "/dev/sdh1" as an ASM disk:                              done
 lrh-node1:/u01 # /etc/init.d/oracleasm createdisk DATA1 /dev/sdh2
 Marking disk "/dev/sdh2" as an ASM disk:                              done
 lrh-node1:/u01 # /etc/init.d/oracleasm scandisks
 Scanning system for ASM disks:                                           done
 lrh-node1:/u01 #

--  After having created all the ASM Disks runs the utility scandisks  on all nodes of the cluster,
 --  this allows ASM to discover all the new ASM Disks created.

lrh-node2:/dev/oracleasm/disks # /etc/init.d/oracleasm scandisks
 Scanning system for ASM disks:                                          done
 lrh-node2:/dev/oracleasm/disks # /etc/init.d/oracleasm listdisks
 DATA1
 DATA2
 DATA3
 OCR1
 OCR2
 OCR3

######  ASM diskstring and diskgroup parameters ######
 *.asm_diskstring='ORCL:*'
 *.asm_diskgroups='OCR_VOT','DATA1','FRA1'