Chuck Whealton wrote:
> 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
I'm sure you can but why would you want to. Look at Oracle's RAC storage
matrix as to what is to be stored where. I personally wouldn't use OCFS
for anything except as a last resort.
--
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
Received on Fri Aug 11 2006 - 19:12:31 CDT
