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    An Oracle ASM cluster file system (ACFS) was created to be used as a shared file system for an Oracle Grid Infrastructure (OGG) v12 installation in a RAC environment. The ACFS creation failed with an error. It was determined that the issue was due to incompatibility with the current Grid Infrastructure version on the Exadata, as ACFS does not work on Exadata with Grid Infrastructure 12.1.0.1 - it requires version 12.1.0.2 or higher.

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    An Oracle ASM cluster file system (ACFS) was created to be used as a shared file system for an Oracle Grid Infrastructure (OGG) v12 installation in a RAC environment. The ACFS creation failed with an error. It was determined that the issue was due to incompatibility with the current Grid Infrastructure version on the Exadata, as ACFS does not work on Exadata with Grid Infrastructure 12.1.0.1 - it requires version 12.1.0.2 or higher.

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    An Oracle ASM cluster file system (ACFS) was created to be used as a shared file system for an Oracle Grid Infrastructure (OGG) v12 installation in a RAC environment. The ACFS creation failed with an error. It was determined that the issue was due to incompatibility with the current Grid Infrastructure version on the Exadata, as ACFS does not work on Exadata with Grid Infrastructure 12.1.0.1 - it requires version 12.1.0.2 or higher.

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    An Oracle ASM cluster file system (ACFS) was created to be used as a shared file system for an Oracle Grid Infrastructure (OGG) v12 installation in a RAC environment. The ACFS creation failed with an error. It was determined that the issue was due to incompatibility with the current Grid Infrastructure version on the Exadata, as ACFS does not work on Exadata with Grid Infrastructure 12.1.0.1 - it requires version 12.1.0.2 or higher.

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    The key steps outlined in the document are to create an ASM cluster file system (ACFS) on Exadata using the ASMCA tool. This involves creating a volume group and volume on an existing disk group, and then creating and mounting the ACFS on that volume.

    The procedure demonstrated creating a volume on the DBFS_DG disk group, and then using the ASMCA tool to create the ACFS on that volume by specifying parameters like mount point, auto mount enable etc.

    When creating the ACFS, it encountered an issue and was unable to create/mount successfully.

    CREATING ORACLE ASM CLUSTER FILE SYSTEMS (ACFS) s

    OGG v12 installation in an RAC environment requires a shared file system. It is mandatory to have a
    shared filesystem beforehand. The preferred way of configuring/creating a shared file system is, using
    the DBFS, NFS or ACFS. After looking at all the possibilities, we agreed to proceed with the ACFS option.

    Let me emphasize, the procedure to create and configure Oracle ACFS precisely the same on Exadata
    and non-Exadata environments.

     Launched the (./asmca) ASMCA tool from one of the nodes to create a volume group (VG) and
    subsequently ACFS.

    If you don’t have exposure with Exadata, let me tell you that there are typically three disk groups are
    already created and mounted after the basic configuration on Exadata, shown in the following screen
    shot: (1) DATAC1 (2) RECOC1 (3) DBFS_DG

    We wanted to use the DBFS_DG disk group to crate the Volume and ACFS. The subsequent screenshots
    explains the procedure to creation of Volumes. (This is can be achieved through CLI as well).

     Click the Create button to create a new Volume.


     Input the required values: Name, Disk group, Size and click on OK button to complete.

    You must see the similar screen upon successful completion.


    Once the Volume is created, create an ACFS. The subsequent screenshots demonstrates the method to
    create the ACFS:

     Go to the ASM Cluster File Systems tab and click on Create button.
     Input the appropriate values: FS type, Mount Point, Auto Mount enable, user privileges etc.

    PROBLEM

    Unfortunately, the ACFS was unable to create/mount, and encountered the following issue:
    Tried all the workarounds and options with no luck. Created the ACFS manually and ran the commands
    to configure, still the problem persists.

    After spending quite a good time to figure out the root cause and workarounds, came to know that the
    issue is largely due to the compatibility with the current GI version on the Exadata. Oracle ACFS doesn’t
    work on Exadata with Grid Infrastructure (GI) version 12.1.0.1. It works with 12.1.0.2 or higher version.
    Below are a few references that provides useful information about ACFS on Exadata.

     Oracle ACFS is supported on Exadata running Oracle Database 12c


    (12.1.0.1 and higher)

     https://blogs.oracle.com/RobertGFreeman/entry/exadata_support_for_acfs_
    and

     Can ACFS be installed on Exadata? (Doc ID 1326938.1)

     ACFS is now supported for Grid Infrastructure 12.1.0.2 or later. See


    Mos Note: 888828.1 - Section "Automatic Storage Management Cluster File
    System (ACFS)"

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