Oracleasm RPMs not available at OTN for Kernel version 2.6.18-155

Question

Hi,
I have installed RHEL5.4, 64-bit. Oracleasm rpms are not present at OTN for kernel version 2.6.18-155.el5 (RHEL 5.4, 64-bit).
I am referring to the following link:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/linux/downloads/rhel5-084877.html#oracleasm_rhel5_amd64
Please advise from where to download the packages.
Regards,
Purnima Johari

Answer 1

Hi!
Don't use ASMLib, it will be no longer available, it will only came in Oracle Unbreackeable Kernel for Linux 6.
I'm highly recomend you to use a newr version of Linux such as 5.5 or above.
The easly way to set the permissions on your devices is with a /etc/init.d script that do the job.
Here is an example:
#! /bin/bash
# chkconfig: 2345 25 19
# description: Set ASM Permissions on to devices at boot.
case "$1" in
start)
/bin/chown oracle:oinstall /dev/sdb1
/bin/chmod 0660 /dev/sdb1
stop)
#do nothing
status)
ls -l /dev/sdb1
echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|status}"
exit 1
esac
exit o
You need to replace the /dev/sdb1 for your acctual partitions.
The other way to do this job y using UDEV rules (as my concern, is the finest way to do this)
pleas refear to this link on how to use udev:
http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/linux/udev-scsi-rules-configuration-in-oracle-linux-5-and-6.php#create_udev_rules_file
Hope it's helps.
Best Regards,
Julio