8 Configuring Storage for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
Complete these procedures to configure Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM) for Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a cluster.
Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a cluster provides system support for Oracle Database. Oracle ASM is a volume manager and a file system for Oracle database files that supports single-instance Oracle Database and Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) configurations. Oracle Automatic Storage Management also supports a general purpose file system for your application needs, including Oracle Database binaries. Oracle Automatic Storage Management is Oracle's recommended storage management solution. It provides an alternative to conventional volume managers and file systems.
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Oracle ASM and shared file system are the supported storage management solutions for Oracle Cluster Registry (OCR) and Oracle Clusterware voting files. The OCR is a file that contains the configuration information and status of the cluster. The installer automatically initializes the OCR during the Oracle Clusterware installation. Database Configuration Assistant uses the OCR for storing the configurations for the cluster databases that it creates.- Configuring Storage for Oracle Automatic Storage Management
Identify storage requirements and Oracle ASM disk group options. - Configuring Storage Device Path Persistence Using Oracle ASMFD
Oracle ASM Filter Driver (Oracle ASMFD) maintains storage file path persistence and helps to protect files from accidental overwrites. - Configuring File System Storage for Oracle Database
Complete these procedures to use file system storage for Oracle Database. - Creating Oracle ASM Client Data File
Generate an Oracle ASM client data file and copy the file to the Oracle ASM client cluster member node on which you are installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure. - Creating Member Cluster Manifest File for Oracle Member Clusters
Create a Member Cluster Manifest file to specify the Oracle Member Cluster configuration for the Grid Infrastructure Management Repository (GIMR), Grid Naming Service, Oracle ASM storage server, and Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning configuration. - Creating a Remote GIMR Client Data File for Oracle Standalone Clusters
Create a remote GIMR client data file to specify the Oracle Standalone Cluster configuration for the remote Grid Infrastructure Management Repository (GIMR). - Configuring Oracle Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System
Review this information to configure Oracle ACFS for an Oracle RAC Oracle Database home. - Checking OCFS2 Version Manually
Use the following command to check your OCFS2 version manually.