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Configuring Database Storage on the Host 71

Verify that the ASM disks are created and marked for ASM usage. In the

terminal window, type the following and press <Enter>:

service

oracleasm listdisks

The disks that you created in step 5 are displayed. For example:

ASM1

ASM2

Ensure that the remaining nodes are able to access the ASM disks that you

created in

step 5. On each remaining node, open a terminal window, type

the following, and press <Enter>:

service oracleasm

scandisks

Configuring Shared Storage Disks for Oracle Clusterware Using Block

Devices and for Database and Recovery Files Using ASM

NOTE: For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 operating

systems, it is recommended that you use the Oracle Clusterware disks only on

Block Devices and Database and Recovery Disks on ASM.

Configuring Shared Storage Disks for Oracle Clusterware Using Block Devices

NOTE: This section assumes that you have followed the procedures listed in the

Configuring the Operating System for Oracle Database Installation section of the

Operating System and Hardware Installation Guide available at

support.dell.com/manuals.

On the

first node

, create six partitions on an external storage device with

the

fdisk

utility. Type

fdisk /dev/emcpowerX,

and create six partitions of 300 MB each for the OCR, Voting Disks, and the

Oracle system parameter file.

Verify the new partitions by typing:

more /proc/partitions

On all the nodes, if the new partitions do not appear in the

/proc/partitions

file, type:

sfdisk -R /dev/<device name>