RAC on NFS / ASM on NFS
Submitted by dave on Thu, 07/06/2017 - 01:42
Why?
I need to create a RAC cluster at a client site where they only have a NFS file server device.
To ASM or not ASM?
Options
direct NFS
Option 2 : ASM on NFS
You can make use of ASM with NFS by creating shared files on NFS that will act as Raw devices to ASM. The basic steps are:
- Create and mount NFS share
- Create blank files using dd command
- Use ASMCA to create a new diskgroup, set discovery string to the path where above files live
Details are available in this Oracle Base article : Using NFS with ASM and this Oracle Documentation : Creating Files on a NAS Device for Use with Oracle ASM
References
12cR1 Creating Files on a NAS Device for Use with Oracle ASM