I'm setting up a RHEL5U3 host to support Oracle RAC. The customer still uses raw devices. In one case there are 9 raw devices, in another 17.
Here's a sample of the rules place in /etc/udev/rules.d/60-raw.rules - ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]", PROGRAM=="/sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s %p", RESULT=="3600a0b8000114e480000ec9649cf24cf", RUN+="/bin/raw /dev/raw/raw1 %N" SYMLINK+="asm1" ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]", PROGRAM=="/sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s %p", RESULT=="3600a0b8000114bc20000a56149cf24c4", RUN+="/bin/raw /dev/raw/raw2 %N" SYMLINK+="asm2" ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]", PROGRAM=="/sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s %p", RESULT=="3600a0b8000114e480000ec9849cf2545", RUN+="/bin/raw /dev/raw/raw3 %N" SYMLINK+="asm3" ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]", PROGRAM=="/sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s %p", RESULT=="3600a0b8000114bc20000a56249cf251c", RUN+="/bin/raw /dev/raw/raw4 %N" SYMLINK+="asm4" ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]", PROGRAM=="/sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s %p", RESULT=="3600a0b8000114e480000ec9a49cf263f", RUN+="/bin/raw /dev/raw/raw5 %N" SYMLINK+="fra1" ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]", PROGRAM=="/sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s %p", RESULT=="3600a0b8000114bc20000a56349cf2618", RUN+="/bin/raw /dev/raw/raw6 %N" SYMLINK+="fra2" ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]", PROGRAM=="/sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s %p", RESULT=="3600a0b8000114e480000ec9c49cf2691", RUN+="/bin/raw /dev/raw/raw7 %N" SYMLINK+="fra3" ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]", PROGRAM=="/sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s %p", RESULT=="3600a0b8000114bc20000a56449cf266a", RUN+="/bin/raw /dev/raw/raw8 %N" SYMLINK+="fra4" ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]", PROGRAM=="/sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s %p", RESULT=="3600a0b8000114e480000ec9e49cf26e7", RUN+="/bin/raw /dev/raw/raw9 %N" SYMLINK+="fra5" ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]", PROGRAM=="/sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s %p", RESULT=="3600a0b8000114bc20000a56549cf26dc", RUN+="/bin/raw /dev/raw/raw10 %N" SYMLINK+="fra6" ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]", PROGRAM=="/sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s %p", RESULT=="3600a0b8000114e480000eca049cf27d7", RUN+="/bin/raw /dev/raw/raw11 %N" SYMLINK+="fra7" ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]", PROGRAM=="/sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s %p", RESULT=="3600a0b8000114bc20000a56649cf27f2", RUN+="/bin/raw /dev/raw/raw12 %N" SYMLINK+="fra8" ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]", PROGRAM=="/sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s %p", RESULT=="3600a0b8000114e480000ecd149ddc60d", RUN+="/bin/raw /dev/raw/raw13 %N" SYMLINK+="ocr1" ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]", PROGRAM=="/sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s %p", RESULT=="3600a0b8000114e480000ecd249ddc633", RUN+="/bin/raw /dev/raw/raw14 %N" SYMLINK+="ocr2" ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]", PROGRAM=="/sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s %p", RESULT=="3600a0b8000114e480000ecd349ddc667", RUN+="/bin/raw /dev/raw/raw15 %N" SYMLINK+="vot1" ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]", PROGRAM=="/sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s %p", RESULT=="3600a0b8000114e480000ecd449ddc685", RUN+="/bin/raw /dev/raw/raw16 %N" SYMLINK+="vot2" ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]", PROGRAM=="/sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s %p", RESULT=="3600a0b8000114bc20000a57b49ddc688", RUN+="/bin/raw /dev/raw/raw17 %N" SYMLINK+="vot3" I create a rules file for permissions - /etc/udev/rules.d/99-raw-permissions.rules On the host with only 9 raw devices, a "wildcarded" ruleS work just fine - e.g.: KERNEL=="raw[0-2]", OWNER="oracle", GROUP="oinstall", MODE="640" KERNEL=="raw[5-7]", OWNER="oracle", GROUP="dba", MODE="660" KERNEL=="raw[8-9]", OWNER="root", GROUP="oinstall", MODE="640" However - on the hosts with > 9 raw devices, the permissions fail to get applied, e.g.: KERNEL=="raw[10-17]", OWNER="root", GROUP="oinstall", MODE="640" And I have to resort to individual rules for each raw device - e.g.: # ASM and Redo Devices KERNEL=="raw1", OWNER="oraslpyp", GROUP="dbaslpyp", MODE="660" KERNEL=="raw2", OWNER="oraslpyp", GROUP="dbaslpyp", MODE="660" KERNEL=="raw3", OWNER="oraslpyp", GROUP="dbaslpyp", MODE="660" KERNEL=="raw4", OWNER="oraslpyp", GROUP="dbaslpyp", MODE="660" KERNEL=="raw5", OWNER="oraslpyp", GROUP="dbaslpyp", MODE="660" KERNEL=="raw6", OWNER="oraslpyp", GROUP="dbaslpyp", MODE="660" KERNEL=="raw7", OWNER="oraslpyp", GROUP="dbaslpyp", MODE="660" KERNEL=="raw8", OWNER="oraslpyp", GROUP="dbaslpyp", MODE="660" KERNEL=="raw9", OWNER="oraslpyp", GROUP="dbaslpyp", MODE="660" KERNEL=="raw10", OWNER="oraslpyp", GROUP="dbaslpyp", MODE="660" KERNEL=="raw11", OWNER="oraslpyp", GROUP="dbaslpyp", MODE="660" KERNEL=="raw12", OWNER="oraslpyp", GROUP="dbaslpyp", MODE="660" # Oracle Configuration Registry and Voting devices KERNEL=="raw13", OWNER="root", GROUP="dbaslpyp", MODE="640" KERNEL=="raw14", OWNER="root", GROUP="dbaslpyp", MODE="640" KERNEL=="raw15", OWNER="root", GROUP="dbaslpyp", MODE="640" KERNEL=="raw16", OWNER="root", GROUP="dbaslpyp", MODE="640" KERNEL=="raw17", OWNER="root", GROUP="dbaslpyp", MODE="640" Is this expected behavior? Also - in order for Oracle to be "happy" with the device aliases I've created - do I need to apply the permissions rules to the sym links too? Or does it suffice to place them on the raw devices alone? Thanks Don _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
