Configuring ASM on RHEL6.9 using RAW file system
From 11GR2 on wards oracle have introduced grid infrastructure software , which contains both cluster-ware and ASM . We can use the same software to install oracle RAC also Pre-checks: 1-> download the oracle grid software from OTN 2-> I am using oracle vmware , so go to settings and then go to storage and the select create new virtual hard disk of fixed storage 3-> Now start the RHEL6 and then start creating partitions using FDISK utility 4-> Now we have to create RAW disks using raw utility but we have to make sure the raw partition information to be permanently updated for every reboot of the system. note: === Raw Disk Definition. The term raw disk refers to the accessing of the data on a hard disk drive (HDD) or other disk storage device or media directly at the individual byte level instead of through its file-system as is usually done 5-> Now check the network connectivity and also configure required network setting...