You need to install following pieces:
- kmod-oracleasm
- oracleasm-support
- oracleasmlib
# yum install kmod-oracleasm # yum install oracleasm-support Dowload oracleasmlib from here and install package via # rpm -iv oracleasmlib-2.0.4-1.el6.x86_64.rpm Verify installation: # rpm -q -i oracleasmlib Name : oracleasmlib Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 2.0.4 Vendor: Oracle Corporation Release : 1.el6 Build Date: Mon 26 Mar 2012 10:22:44 PM CEST Install Date: Sat 07 Sep 2013 09:20:32 AM CEST Build Host: ca-build44.us.oracle.com Group : System Environment/Kernel Source RPM: oracleasmlib-2.0.4-1.el6.src.rpm Size : 27192 License: Oracle Corporation Signature : RSA/8, Mon 26 Mar 2012 10:22:51 PM CEST, Key ID 72f97b74ec551f03 Packager : Joel Becker <joel.becker@oracle.com> URL : http://oss.oracle.com/ Summary : The Oracle Automatic Storage Management library userspace code. Description : The Oracle userspace library for Oracle Automatic Storage Management # rpm -qa kmod-oracleasm kmod-oracleasm-2.0.6.rh1-2.el6.x86_64 # rpm -qa oracleasm-support oracleasm-support-2.1.8-1.el6.x86_64 Initialize ASMLIB: # /usr/sbin/oracleasm configure -i Configuring the Oracle ASM library driver. Default user to own the driver interface []: grid Default group to own the driver interface []: asmadmin Start Oracle ASM library driver on boot (y/n) [n]: y Scan for Oracle ASM disks on boot (y/n) [y]: y Writing Oracle ASM library driver configuration: done Verify : $ modprobe -v oracleasm insmod /lib/modules/2.6.39-400.109.6.el6uek.x86_64/kernel/drivers/block/oracleasm/oracleasm.ko Reference: How to install ASMLib on Oracle Linux 6
Thanks Helmut,
Your advice rocks.