Oracle 10gR2 RAC on NetApp Fibre channel and SAN

Hi.
Anyone with experience from this environment. How is the IO performance. When asking gurus about NetApp with NFS, I get a warning sign in return.
Anyone with practical experience about this?
rgds
Kjell

First,
NetApp on Fibre channel is not same as NetApp on NFS
Actually Netapp on FC is same as SAN
If you check Netapp website, there are many good whitepage talking about this.
http://www.netapp.com/partners/oracle/
Netapp tried it best to overcome bias on NFS from a lot of gurus out there.

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oracle@agripa:/u01/oracle/app/product/102_64/crs/bin> ./srvctl config database
ELIO3
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La instancia ELIO32 se estÃ¡ ejecutando en el nodo julia
La instancia ELIO31 no se estÃ¡ ejecutando en el nodo agripa
agripa:/u01/oracle/app/product/102_64/crs/bin # ./crs_stat -t
Nombre         Tipo           Destino   Estado    Host
ora....31.inst application    ONLINE    OFFLINE
ora....32.inst application    ONLINE    ONLINE    julia
ora.ELIO3.db   application    ONLINE    ONLINE    julia
ora....PA.lsnr application    ONLINE    OFFLINE
ora....PA.lsnr application    ONLINE    OFFLINE
ora.agripa.gsd application    ONLINE    OFFLINE
ora.agripa.ons application    ONLINE    OFFLINE
ora.agripa.vip application    ONLINE    ONLINE    agripa
ora....IA.lsnr application    ONLINE    ONLINE    julia
ora.julia.gsd application    ONLINE    ONLINE    julia
ora.julia.ons application    ONLINE    ONLINE    julia
ora.julia.vip application    ONLINE    ONLINE    julia
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PRKP-1001 : Error al iniciar la instancia ELIO31 en el nodo agripaThis command show an error, however the database is up.
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SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.5.0 - Production on Mié Sep 26 09:32:25 2012
Copyright (c) 1982, 2010, Oracle. All Rights Reserved.
Conectado a:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.5.0 - Production
With the Partitioning, Real Application Clusters, OLAP, Data Mining
and Real Application Testing options
SQL> select * from v$active_instances;
INST_NUMBER INST_NAME
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agripa:/u01/oracle/app/product/102_64/crs/bin # ./crs_stat -t
Nombre         Tipo           Destino   Estado    Host
ora....31.inst application    ONLINE    OFFLINE
ora....32.inst application    ONLINE    ONLINE    julia
ora.ELIO3.db   application    ONLINE    ONLINE    julia
ora....PA.lsnr application    ONLINE    OFFLINE
ora....PA.lsnr application    ONLINE    OFFLINE
ora.agripa.gsd application    ONLINE    OFFLINE
ora.agripa.ons application    ONLINE    OFFLINE
ora.agripa.vip application    ONLINE    ONLINE    agripa
ora....IA.lsnr application    ONLINE    ONLINE    julia
ora.julia.gsd application    ONLINE    ONLINE    julia
ora.julia.ons application    ONLINE    ONLINE    julia
ora.julia.vip application    ONLINE    ONLINE    juliaSome logs...
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2012-09-26 09:35:45.108: [ COMMCRS][53473856]clsc_connect: (0x40002a0a6c0) no listener at (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=ora_crsqs))
2012-09-26 09:36:15.150: [    RACG][173648] [2346][173648][ora.ELIO3.ELIO31.inst]: end for resource = ora.ELIO3.ELIO31.inst, action = rundetach, status = -1, time = 300.600s
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total 512
srwxrwxrwx 1 oracle oinstall   0 2012-09-24 08:28 sagripaDBG_CSSD
srwxrwxrwx 1 oracle oinstall   0 2012-09-24 08:28 sOracle_CSS_LclLstnr_crs_3
srwxrwxrwx 1 oracle oinstall   0 2012-09-24 08:28 sOCSSD_LL_agripa_crs
srwxrwxrwx 1 oracle oinstall   0 2012-09-24 08:28 sagripaDBG_EVMD
srwxrwxrwx 1 oracle oinstall   0 2012-09-24 08:28 sCagripa_crs_evm
srwxrwxrwx 1 oracle oinstall   0 2012-09-24 08:28 sAagripa_crs_evm
srwxrwxrwx 1 oracle oinstall   0 2012-09-24 09:46 s#3633.2
srwxrwxrwx 1 oracle oinstall   0 2012-09-24 09:46 s#3633.1
srwxrwxrwx 1 oracle oinstall   0 2012-09-24 10:00 s#11308.1
srwxrwxrwx 1 oracle oinstall   0 2012-09-24 10:03 s#11308.2
drwxrwxrwt 8 root   root     232 2012-09-26 09:24 ..
srwxrwxrwx 1 oracle oinstall   0 2012-09-26 09:30 sora_racg_ELIO3_agripa
srwxrwxrwx 1 oracle oinstall   0 2012-09-26 09:35 sSYSTEM.evm.acceptor.auth
srwxrwxrwx 1 root   root       0 2012-09-26 09:35 sagripaDBG_CRSD
srwxrwxrwx 1 root   root       0 2012-09-26 09:40 sCRSD_UI_SOCKET
srwxrwxrwx 1 root   root       0 2012-09-26 09:45 sora_crsqs
srwxrwxrwx 1 root   root       0 2012-09-26 09:45 sprocr_local_conn_0_PROC
srwxrwxrwx 1 oracle oinstall   0 2012-09-26 09:45 sOCSSD_LL_agripa_
drwxrwxrwt 2 root   root     640 2012-09-26 09:45 .
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2012-09-26 09:30:41.047: [    RACG][173648] [1100][173648][ora.ELIO3.ELIO31.inst]: racgimon started
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SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.5.0 - Production on Wed Sep 26 09:30:42 2012
Copyright (c) 1982, 2010, Oracle. All Rights Reserved.
Enter user-name: Connected to an idle instance.
SQL> ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 8589934592 bytes
2012-09-26 09:31:06.174: [    RACG][70660672] [1100][70660672][ora.ELIO3.ELIO31.inst]: Fixed Size                   2109992 bytes
Variable Size            1358958040 bytes
Database Buffers         7214202880 bytes
Redo Buffers               14663680 bytes
Base de datos montada.
Base de datos abierta.
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2012-09-26 09:31:08.544: [ OCRAPI][70660672]procr_open: Node Failure. Attempting retry #4
2012-09-26 09:31:08.808: [ OCRCLI][70660672]oac_reconnect_server: Could not connect to server. clsc ret 9
2012-09-26 09:31:08.865: [ OCRAPI][70660672]procr_open: Node Failure. Attempting retry #5
2012-09-26 09:31:08.971: [    RACG][70660672] [1100][70660672][ora.ELIO3.ELIO31.inst]: clsrcsetenvvar: set env var 'ORACLE_CONFIG_HOME' to be '/u01/oracle/app/product/102_64/crs/'
2012-09-26 09:31:09.767: [    RACG][70660672] [1100][70660672][ora.ELIO3.ELIO31.inst]: clsrcqryapi: crs_qstat error
2012-09-26 09:36:14.709: [ OCRMSG][148804160]prom_rpc: CLSC send failure..ret code 11
2012-09-26 09:36:14.709: [ OCRMSG][148804160]prom_rpc: possible OCR retry scenario
2012-09-26 09:36:14.768: [ OCRAPI][148804160]procr_open: Node Failure. Attempting retry #0
agripa:/u01/oracle/app/product/102_64/crs/bin # ./crs_getperm ora.ELIO3.ELIO32.inst
Nombre: ora.ELIO3.ELIO32.inst
owner:oracle:rwx,pgrp:oinstall:rwx,other::r--,
agripa:/u01/oracle/app/product/102_64/crs/bin # ./crs_getperm ora.ELIO3.ELIO31.inst
Nombre: ora.ELIO3.ELIO31.inst
owner:oracle:rwx,pgrp:oinstall:rwx,other::r--,I try to stop instance with srvctl but instance don't stop.
oracle@agripa:/u01/oracle/app/product/102_64/app/bin> ./srvctl stop instance -d ELIO3 -i ELIO31
oracle@agripa:/u01/oracle/app/product/102_64/app/bin> sqlplus / as sysdba
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.5.0 - Production on Mié Sep 26 09:42:24 2012
Copyright (c) 1982, 2010, Oracle. All Rights Reserved.
Conectado a:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.5.0 - Production
With the Partitioning, Real Application Clusters, OLAP, Data Mining
and Real Application Testing options
SQL>How can I fix it?
How can I do to srvctl works fine and crs show that database is start??
Thanks you very much!!!

My database in another node (julia) was started with sqlplus
sqlplus / as sysdba
startup open;The crsd.log appears the follow
2012-09-24 11:36:56.798: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0CRS Daemon Started.
2012-09-24 11:36:56.798: [ CRSMAIN][363782720]0Starting runCommandServer for (UI = 1, E2E = 0). 0
2012-09-24 11:36:56.798: [ CRSMAIN][365879872]0Starting runCommandServer for (UI = 1, E2E = 0). 1
2012-09-26 09:30:40.776: [ CRSRES][380703296]0startRunnable: setting CLI values
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2012-09-26 09:30:54.931: [ default][174064][ENTER]0
Oracle Database 10g CRS Release 10.2.0.5.0 Production Copyright 1996, 2004, Oracle. All rights reserved
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2012-09-26 09:30:55.312: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSAPP 0
2012-09-26 09:30:55.315: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSRES 0
2012-09-26 09:30:55.317: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSOCR 0
2012-09-26 09:30:55.320: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSTIMER 0
2012-09-26 09:30:55.323: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSEVT 0
2012-09-26 09:30:55.326: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSD 0
2012-09-26 09:30:55.329: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CLUCLS 0
2012-09-26 09:30:55.332: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CLSVER 0
2012-09-26 09:30:55.335: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCRRAW 0
2012-09-26 09:30:55.338: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCROSD 0
2012-09-26 09:30:55.341: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CSSCLNT 0
2012-09-26 09:30:55.343: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCRAPI 0
2012-09-26 09:30:55.346: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCRUTL 0
2012-09-26 09:30:55.349: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCRMSG 0
2012-09-26 09:30:55.352: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCRCLI 0
2012-09-26 09:30:55.355: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCRCAC 0
2012-09-26 09:30:55.358: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCRSRV 0
2012-09-26 09:30:55.360: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCRMAS 0
2012-09-26 09:30:55.360: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0Filename is /u01/oracle/app/product/102_64/crs/crs/init/agripa.pid
[ clsdmt][299713088]Listening to (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=agripaDBG_CRSD))
2012-09-26 09:30:55.383: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0Using Authorizer location: /u01/oracle/app/product/102_64/crs/crs/auth/
2012-09-26 09:30:55.401: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0Initializing RTI
2012-09-26 09:30:55.436: [CRSTIMER][316899904]0Timer Thread Starting.
2012-09-26 09:30:55.438: [ CRSRES][174064]0Parameter SECURITY = 1, running in USER Mode
2012-09-26 09:30:55.438: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0Initializing EVMMgr
2012-09-26 09:30:55.526: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0CRSD locked during state recovery, please wait.
2012-09-26 09:30:56.003: [ CRSRES][174064]0ora.agripa.vip check shows ONLINE
2012-09-26 09:30:56.121: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0CRSD recovered, unlocked.
2012-09-26 09:30:56.122: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0QS socket on: (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=ora_crsqs))
2012-09-26 09:30:56.122: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0QS socket on: (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=ora_crsqs))
2012-09-26 09:30:56.130: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0CRSD UI socket on: (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=CRSD_UI_SOCKET))
2012-09-26 09:30:56.133: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0E2E socket on: (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=agripa-priv)(PORT=49896))
2012-09-26 09:30:56.133: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0Starting Threads
2012-09-26 09:30:56.134: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0CRS Daemon Started.
2012-09-26 09:30:56.134: [ CRSMAIN][362721856]0Starting runCommandServer for (UI = 1, E2E = 0). 0
2012-09-26 09:30:56.134: [ CRSMAIN][364819008]0Starting runCommandServer for (UI = 1, E2E = 0). 1
2012-09-26 09:31:08.582: [ default][174064][ENTER]0
Oracle Database 10g CRS Release 10.2.0.5.0 Production Copyright 1996, 2004, Oracle. All rights reserved
2012-09-26 09:31:08.582: [ default][174064]0CRS Daemon Starting
2012-09-26 09:31:08.583: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0Checking the OCR device
2012-09-26 09:31:08.585: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0Connecting to the CSS Daemon
2012-09-26 09:31:08.885: [ CLSVER][174064]0Active Version from OCR:10.2.0.5.0
2012-09-26 09:31:08.885: [ CLSVER][174064]0Active Version and Software Version are same
2012-09-26 09:31:08.885: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0Initializing OCR
2012-09-26 09:31:08.891: [ OCRRAW][174064]proprioo: for disk 0 (/u01/oracle/1020_64/voting1/ocr), id match (1), my id set (1616921495,1352295226) total id sets (1), 1st set (1616921495,1352295226), 2nd set (0,0) my votes (1), total votes (2)
2012-09-26 09:31:08.891: [ OCRRAW][174064]proprioo: for disk 1 (/u01/oracle/1020_64/voting2/ocr), id match (1), my id set (1616921495,1352295226) total id sets (1), 1st set (1616921495,1352295226), 2nd set (0,0) my votes (1), total votes (2)
2012-09-26 09:31:08.934: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: allcomp 0
2012-09-26 09:31:08.937: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: default 0
2012-09-26 09:31:08.940: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: COMMCRS 0
2012-09-26 09:31:08.942: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: COMMNS 0
2012-09-26 09:31:08.945: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSUI 0
2012-09-26 09:31:08.948: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSCOMM 0
2012-09-26 09:31:08.964: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSRTI 0
2012-09-26 09:31:08.970: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSMAIN 0
2012-09-26 09:31:08.973: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSPLACE 0
2012-09-26 09:31:08.976: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSAPP 0
2012-09-26 09:31:08.979: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSRES 0
2012-09-26 09:31:08.982: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSOCR 0
2012-09-26 09:31:08.985: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSTIMER 0
2012-09-26 09:31:08.988: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSEVT 0
2012-09-26 09:31:08.991: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSD 0
2012-09-26 09:31:08.994: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CLUCLS 0
2012-09-26 09:31:08.997: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CLSVER 0
2012-09-26 09:31:08.999: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCRRAW 0
2012-09-26 09:31:09.002: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCROSD 0
2012-09-26 09:31:09.005: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CSSCLNT 0
2012-09-26 09:31:09.008: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCRAPI 0
2012-09-26 09:31:09.011: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCRUTL 0
2012-09-26 09:31:09.014: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCRMSG 0
2012-09-26 09:31:09.017: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCRCLI 0
2012-09-26 09:31:09.020: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCRCAC 0
2012-09-26 09:31:09.023: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCRSRV 0
2012-09-26 09:31:09.026: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCRMAS 0
2012-09-26 09:31:09.026: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0Filename is /u01/oracle/app/product/102_64/crs/crs/init/agripa.pid
[ clsdmt][303034944]Listening to (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=agripaDBG_CRSD))
2012-09-26 09:31:09.057: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0Using Authorizer location: /u01/oracle/app/product/102_64/crs/crs/auth/
2012-09-26 09:31:09.072: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0Initializing RTI
2012-09-26 09:31:09.094: [CRSTIMER][319812160]0Timer Thread Starting.
2012-09-26 09:31:09.096: [ CRSRES][174064]0Parameter SECURITY = 1, running in USER Mode
2012-09-26 09:31:09.096: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0Initializing EVMMgr
2012-09-26 09:31:09.198: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0CRSD locked during state recovery, please wait.
2012-09-26 09:31:09.728: [ CRSRES][174064]0ora.agripa.vip check shows ONLINE
2012-09-26 09:31:09.846: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0CRSD recovered, unlocked.
2012-09-26 09:31:09.847: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0QS socket on: (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=ora_crsqs))
2012-09-26 09:31:09.847: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0QS socket on: (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=ora_crsqs))
2012-09-26 09:31:09.855: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0CRSD UI socket on: (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=CRSD_UI_SOCKET))
2012-09-26 09:31:09.858: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0E2E socket on: (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=agripa-priv)(PORT=49896))
2012-09-26 09:31:09.859: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0Starting Threads
2012-09-26 09:31:09.859: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0CRS Daemon Started.
2012-09-26 09:31:09.859: [ CRSMAIN][364917312]0Starting runCommandServer for (UI = 1, E2E = 0). 0
2012-09-26 09:31:09.859: [ CRSMAIN][367014464]0Starting runCommandServer for (UI = 1, E2E = 0). 1
2012-09-26 09:35:44.874: [ default][174064][ENTER]0
Oracle Database 10g CRS Release 10.2.0.5.0 Production Copyright 1996, 2004, Oracle. All rights reserved
2012-09-26 09:35:44.874: [ default][174064]0CRS Daemon Starting
2012-09-26 09:35:44.875: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0Checking the OCR device
2012-09-26 09:35:44.877: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0Connecting to the CSS Daemon
2012-09-26 09:35:45.186: [ CLSVER][174064]0Active Version from OCR:10.2.0.5.0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.186: [ CLSVER][174064]0Active Version and Software Version are same
2012-09-26 09:35:45.186: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0Initializing OCR
2012-09-26 09:35:45.201: [ OCRRAW][174064]proprioo: for disk 0 (/u01/oracle/1020_64/voting1/ocr), id match (1), my id set (1616921495,1352295226) total id sets (1), 1st set (1616921495,1352295226), 2nd set (0,0) my votes (1), total votes (2)
2012-09-26 09:35:45.202: [ OCRRAW][174064]proprioo: for disk 1 (/u01/oracle/1020_64/voting2/ocr), id match (1), my id set (1616921495,1352295226) total id sets (1), 1st set (1616921495,1352295226), 2nd set (0,0) my votes (1), total votes (2)
2012-09-26 09:35:45.236: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: allcomp 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.242: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: default 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.245: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: COMMCRS 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.247: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: COMMNS 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.250: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSUI 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.253: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSCOMM 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.256: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSRTI 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.259: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSMAIN 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.262: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSPLACE 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.265: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSAPP 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.269: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSRES 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.273: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSOCR 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.276: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSTIMER 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.279: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSEVT 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.282: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CRSD 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.285: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CLUCLS 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.288: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CLSVER 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.291: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCRRAW 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.293: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCROSD 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.297: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: CSSCLNT 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.300: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCRAPI 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.302: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCRUTL 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.305: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCRMSG 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.308: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCRCLI 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.311: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCRCAC 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.314: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCRSRV 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.318: [    CRSD][174064]0ENV Logging level for Module: OCRMAS 0
2012-09-26 09:35:45.318: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0Filename is /u01/oracle/app/product/102_64/crs/crs/init/agripa.pid
[ clsdmt][303034944]Listening to (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=agripaDBG_CRSD))
2012-09-26 09:35:45.341: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0Using Authorizer location: /u01/oracle/app/product/102_64/crs/crs/auth/
2012-09-26 09:35:45.361: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0Initializing RTI
2012-09-26 09:35:45.391: [CRSTIMER][319812160]0Timer Thread Starting.
2012-09-26 09:35:45.393: [ CRSRES][174064]0Parameter SECURITY = 1, running in USER Mode
2012-09-26 09:35:45.393: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0Initializing EVMMgr
2012-09-26 09:35:45.481: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0CRSD locked during state recovery, please wait.
2012-09-26 09:35:45.956: [ CRSRES][174064]0ora.agripa.vip check shows ONLINE
2012-09-26 09:35:46.097: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0CRSD recovered, unlocked.
2012-09-26 09:35:46.098: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0QS socket on: (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=ora_crsqs))
2012-09-26 09:35:46.098: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0QS socket on: (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=ora_crsqs))
2012-09-26 09:35:46.105: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0CRSD UI socket on: (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=CRSD_UI_SOCKET))
2012-09-26 09:35:46.109: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0E2E socket on: (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=agripa-priv)(PORT=49896))
2012-09-26 09:35:46.109: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0Starting Threads
2012-09-26 09:35:46.109: [ CRSMAIN][174064]0CRS Daemon Started.
2012-09-26 09:35:46.109: [ CRSMAIN][364896832]0Starting runCommandServer for (UI = 1, E2E = 0). 0
2012-09-26 09:35:46.109: [ CRSMAIN][366993984]0Starting runCommandServer for (UI = 1, E2E = 0). 1
2012-09-26 09:36:09.889: [ CRSRES][381674048]0CRS-1002: Resource 'ora.ELIO3.db' is already running on member 'julia'
2012-09-26 09:47:41.288: [ CRSRES][379576896]0ora.ELIO3.ELIO31.inst target set to OFFLINE before stop action
2012-09-26 09:47:41.288: [ CRSRES][379576896]0StopResource: setting CLI values
2012-09-26 09:47:41.355: [ CRSRES][379576896]0Target set to OFFLINE for `ora.ELIO3.ELIO31.inst`
2012-09-26 09:47:42.266: [ CRSRES][379576896]0`ora.ELIO3.ELIO31.inst` is already OFFLINE.
2012-09-26 09:47:43.278: [ CRSRES][379576896]0`ora.ELIO3.ELIO31.inst` is already OFFLINE.
2012-09-26 09:47:44.286: [ CRSRES][379576896]0`ora.ELIO3.ELIO31.inst` is already OFFLINE.
2012-09-26 09:47:45.298: [ CRSRES][379576896]0`ora.ELIO3.ELIO31.inst` is already OFFLINE.PD: Excuseme for the long text about crsd.log, but I don't know how can I attach a file.
Thanks you very much!!.

Oracle 10gr2 RAC install on SUSE10 SP1 issues

Has anyone install RAC 10gR2 on SLSE 10 SP1? We have installed the database with 10.2.0.3 patch and all is well. However, when we go to install RAC on 2 separate nodes, asm fails to on second node(2).
Cannot startup +ASM2 on node2. No rows shown in v$asm_disk on node2.
ORA-15063 when we issue a startup from sqlplus
oracleasm shows diskgroup:rmtora02:/etc/init.d # ./oracleasm listdisks
DATA

although the certification isn't listed, we have contact Oracle and they said it will work just run the installer with ignoreSysPrereqs. The installation goes well with the exception of node 2 ASM not seeing the voting disks. Otherwise everything else installed fine. Our database is up and running on one node though.

Rolling Upgrade of Oracle 10gR2 RAC with Physical Standby (DG)

Hi DBAs,
I want to do a rolling upgrade of Oracle 10.2.0.3 (2 node RAC+ASM) with Physical Standy Dataguard to Oracle 10.2.0.4 also applying CPU (April2009).
Please suggest the best way to perform this upgrade and patching with no downtime.
Thanks
-Samar-

Unfortunately rolling upgrade is only possible with a logical standby in place:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14239/upgrades.htm#CHDBJAGG
That doesn't help you at this time, but 11g has a way to do it with a physical standby. Even here you need an intermediate logical standby:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B28359_01/server.111/b28294/rollup.htm#CHDHCBGA
Werner

Oracle 10gR2 RAC - VMware Server - PRIF-10

I have been working desparately to get a 10g RAC configuration setup under VMWare Server. All of the requirements seem to be met using "runcluvfy". but I can get down to running "orainstRoot" and "root" shells but after replying "Ok" to the completion I get a PRIF-10 message indicating a failure to initialized cluster registry. I'm not sure what to do next. I'm using an online guide from the web to get the configuration running. Any guidance would be most appreciated. Thanks.

There are some nice documents explaining the install process on Vmware. You can try Tim Hall's article: http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/10g/OracleDB10gR2RACInstallationOnCentos4UsingVMware.php

Linux flavors for oracle 10gR2 RAC setup

Hi,
Oracle10gR2
Which are the alternate Linux flavors (most similar to RHEL 5.5) that can be used for Oracle10gR2 RAC setup ??
Regards

Hi,
while there other Linux versions are also vertified, best is to use Oracle Linux http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/linux/index.html
This is based on RHEL (you also have a 5.5. version).
Regards
Sebastian

Need docs that explain Fibre Channel setup, getting I/O error on 2540 SAN

Sun T5220 Host running Solaris 10 5/09 as management host.
Qlogic 5602 FC Switch
Sun Storagetek 2540 - one controller tray with 9 300G SAS Hitachi drives. Firmware 7.35.x.
Sun branded Qlogic QLE2462 HBAs - PCI express, dual port. 3 in the T5220. qlcxxxx drivers for the HBAs.
Sun Common Array Manager software version 6.5.
I am a long-time Oracle DBA who has the task of setting up a Fibre Channel SAN. I am not a Solaris sysadmin, but have installed and maintained large databases on Solaris boxes where I had access to a competent sysadmin. I am at a classified site and cannot bring out electronic files with logs, configuration info, etc. to upload. Connecting the T5220 is the 1st box of many. This is my first exposure to HBA's, Fibre Channel, and SAN, so everything I know about it I have read in a manual or from a post somewhere. I understand the big picture and I have the SAN configured with 2 storage pools each with 1 volume in them on RAID5 virtual disks. I can see the LUN 0 on the T5220 server when I do a luxadm probe and when I do a format. I formatted one of the volumes successfully. Now I attempt to issue:
newfs /dev/rdsk/device_name_from_output_of_luxadm_probe
I get an immediate I/O error. I could be doing something totally naive or have a larger problem - this is where I get lost and the documentation becomes less detailed.
What would be great is if anyone knows of a detailed writeup that would match what I'm doing or a good off-the-shelf textbook that covers all of this or anything close. I continue to search for something to bridge my lack of knowledge in this area. I am unclear about the initiators and targets beyond the fundamental definitions. I have used the CAM 6.5 software to define the initiators that it discovered. I have mapped the Sun host into a host group also. I do not know what role the Qlogic 5602 Fibre Channel switch plays with respect to initiators and targets or if it has any role at all. Is it just a "pass through" and the ports on the 5602 do not have to be included? Maybe I don't have the SAN volume available in read/write. I find bits and pieces in blogs and forums, but nothing that puts it all together. I also find that many of the notes on the web are not accurate.
This all may appear simplistic to someone who works with it a lot and if you know of an obvious reference I should be using, a link or reply would be greatly appreciated as I continue to Google for information.

Thanks for the reply. I had previously read the CAM 6.5 manual and have all the SAN configuration and mappings. Yesterday I was back at the site and was able to place a UFS filesystem on the exposed SAN LUN which was 0. I've not seen any reference to LUN 0 being a placeholder for the 2540 setup and when I assigned it, I allowed the CAM 6.5 software to choose "Next Available" LUN and it chose 0. LUN 31 on the 2540 is the "Access" LUN that is assigned automatically - perhaps it is taking the place of what you describe as the LUN 0 placeholder.
I was able to put a new UFS filesystem on LUN 0 (newfs), mount it, and copy data to it. The disk naming convention that Solaris shows for the SAN disks is pretty wild and I usually have to reference a Solaris book on the standard scsi disk name formats. My question/confusion at the moment is that I have 3 Sun branded Qlogic HBA's in the Sun T5220 server - QLE2462 (dual port) with one port on two of the HBAs cabled to the Qlogic 5602 FC switch which is cabled to the A and B controller of the SAN 2540 - there are only 2 cables coming out of the 5220; the 3rd HBA (for future use) has no cables to it. Both ports show up as active and connected on the server down to the SAN and the CAM 6.5 software automatically identified both initiators (ports) on the Sun 5220 when I mapped them. I had previously mapped them to the Sun host, mapped the host to a host_group, virtual disks to volumes, volumes to....etc.; and was able to put data on the exposed volume named dev_vol1 which is a RAID5 virtual disk on the SAN.
When I use the format command on Solaris, it shows two disks and I assumed this represented the two ports from the same host 5220. I was able to put a label on one of these disks (dev_vol1), format it, and put data on it as noted above. When I select the other disk in the format menu, it is not formatted, won't allow me to put a label on it (I/O error) and I can go no further from there. The CAM 6.5 docs stop after they get you through the mapping and getting a LUN exposed. I continue on the in a Solaris-centric mindset and try to do the normal label, format, newfs, mount routine and it works for the one "disk" that format finds but not for the other. The information from the format info on both the disks shows them as 1.09 TB and that is the only volume mapped right now from the SAN so I know it is the same SAN volume. It does not make sense that I would label it and format it again anyway, but is this what I am supposed to see - two disks (because of 2 ports?) and the ability to access it through one. I found out by trial an error that I could label, format, and access the one. I did not do it from knowledge or looking at the information presented....I just guessed through it.
I have not "bound" the 2 or HBAs in any way and that is on my list as next because I want to do multipathing and failover - just starting to read that so I may be using the wrong language. But I am wondering before I go on to that, if I am leaving something undone in the configuration that is going to hamper my success in the multipathing - since I cannot do anything with the 2nd "disk" that has been exposed to Solaris from the SAN. I thought, after I labeled, formatted and put a filesystem on the one "disk" I can write to that the other "disk" that shows up would just be another path to the same data via a 2nd initiator. Just writing that does not sound right, but I am trying to convey my thoughts as to what I logically expected to see. Maybe the question should be why am I seeing that 2nd "disk" in a Solaris format listing at all? I have not rebooted any time during this process also and can easily do that and will today.

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