So does this mean, this option was required for 10g (10.2.0.4) only? Just collecting more points for discussion on this point.
Regards, Pravin On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 6:17 PM, Herbert van den Bergh < herbert.van.den.be...@oracle.com> wrote: > Pravin, > > With that database version you do not need the datavolume option in 1.4 or > 1.6. > > Thanks, > Herbert. > > > On 10/31/12 3:16 PM, Pravin K Patil wrote: > > yes, we use OCFS2 to store Oracle database files and Oracle database > version is 11.2.0.2 and we are upgrading it to 11.2.0.3 before we are ready > to switch from OCFS2 1.4 to 1.6 > > Regards, > Pravin > > On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 3:16 PM, Herbert van den Bergh < > herbert.van.den.be...@oracle.com> wrote: > >> Pravin, >> >> Are you using OCFS2 to store Oracle database files? What database >> version do you use? >> >> Thanks, >> Herbert. >> >> >> On 10/31/12 11:45 AM, Pravin K Patil wrote: >> >> Just attaching the guide which is by Sunil, refer to page 43 and it says >> to use the datavolume option but the man page of mount.ocfs2 says that its >> depricated parameter. below is details form man page of mount .ocfs2 >> >> datavolume >> >> This mount option has been deprecated. It has been used in >> the past, to force the Oracle RDBMS to >> >> issue direct IOs to the hosted data files, control >> files, redo logs, archive logs, voting disk, >> >> cluster registry, etc. It has been deprecated because it is >> no longer required. Oracle RDBMS users >> >> should instead use the init.ora parameter, >> filesystemio_options, to enable direct IOs. >> >> Just want to be cautious of what we use. >> >> Regards, >> Pravin >> >> On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Herbert van den Bergh < >> herbert.van.den.be...@oracle.com> wrote: >> >>> Yes, I'm pretty sure that should be fine. >>> >>> >>> On Oct 30, 2012, at 10:34 AM, Pravin K Patil <pravinkpa...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> thanks for quick response, so does this mean, we can even remove >>> that option on current 1.4 OCFS2 and prepare new host also without this >>> option and we swing the storage and we should be fine? >>> >>> Regards, >>> Pravin >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Herbert van den Bergh < >>> herbert.van.den.be...@oracle.com> wrote: >>> >>>> The datavolume option didn't really do much. It just changed the >>>> filesystem identifier from OCFS2 to OCFS V1, so some programs which shall >>>> not be named would detect it as OCFS and do something special. Those >>>> programs have long since been fixed. And there's absolutely no other >>>> functional behavior change with or without the parameter. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Herbert. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 10/30/12 8:08 AM, Pravin K Patil wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> While building new servers, we just noticed that on new servers which >>>> are SLES11 SP2 and OCFS2 1.6 there is no option for mount as datavolume >>>> All our file system which have oracle data files are mounted with this >>>> option in current system which is SLES10 SP4 and OCFS 1.4 >>>> >>>> So when we swing the storage, we will have to be careful of this >>>> mount option. Any suggestions? >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Pravin >>>> >>>> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 10:54 PM, Pravin K Patil < >>>> pravinkpa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks a lot for all the responses, I will reply back with practical >>>>> experience in few weeks. >>>>> >>>>> Pravin >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 9:39 PM, Tiger Yang <tiger.y...@oracle.com>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> 1.6 could recoginze 1.4 format, but after moving to the new server, >>>>>> maybe need enable new features which only supported by 1.6 via >>>>>> tunefs.ocfs2. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Tiger >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 10/26/2012 01:19 AM, Pravin K Patil wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> We have current Oracle RAC running with OCFS2 1.4.2 on SLES10 SP4 >>>>>> servers. >>>>>> we are building new RAC nodes with SLES11 SP2 which will have OCFS2 >>>>>> 1.6 >>>>>> >>>>>> We plan to just represent the storage from current HW to new HW and >>>>>> expect the new server to recognize all FS and let Oracle start RAC >>>>>> instances. >>>>>> >>>>>> Are there any steps required after/before presenting the storage to >>>>>> new server. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Pravin >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Ocfs2-users mailing >>>>>> listOcfs2-users@oss.oracle.comhttps://oss.oracle.com/mailman/listinfo/ocfs2-users >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Ocfs2-users mailing >>>> listOcfs2-users@oss.oracle.comhttps://oss.oracle.com/mailman/listinfo/ocfs2-users >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> > >
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