Tag: blkid

How to Increase ASM Disk Size in VirtualBox

FRA diskgroup has two ASM disks, we just want to have one disk and also need increase the FRA diskgroup size, here are the steps.

  • Drop ASM disk
  • Clone the disk, because ASM disk file is “Format variant: fixed default”. After cloning, the format changes to “Format variant: dynamic default”.
  • Resize the disk
  • Clone back the disk
  • Partition the disk
  • Create ASM disk
  • Add back into Disk Group

1)Check ASM disks in FRA diskgroup.

SQL>  select GROUP_NUMBER, STATE, TOTAL_MB,FREE_MB,NAME,PATH  
       from  v$asm_disk 
       where GROUP_NUMBER in ( select GROUP_NUMBER 
                                from v$asm_diskgroup 
                               where name='FRA');

GR STATE    TOTAL_MB FREE_MB  NAME      PATH
-- -------- ----- -------- ---------- ------------------------------
2  NORMAL   5119      4954 FRA_0001  /dev/oracleasm/disks/ASM_DISK6
2  NORMAL   5119      4958 FRA_0000  /dev/oracleasm/disks/ASM_DISK5

2) Drop asm disk  FRA_0001.

SQL> ALTER DISKGROUP FRA drop disk FRA_0001;

Diskgroup altered.
SQL> select * from v$asm_operation ;

no rows selected
SQL> select STATE, TOTAL_MB,FREE_MB,NAME,PATH 
      from v$asm_disk where GROUP_NUMBER=2;

STATE  TOTAL_MB FREE_MB NAME     PATH
----- -------- ------- -------- -------------------------------------
NORMAL 5119   4795  FRA_0000 ASM_DISK5 /dev/oracleasm/disks/ASM_DISK5

3)Release asm6.vdi disk file from menu “Host Media Manager”. It detached this file from both racnode1 &2 VMs.

4)Resize asm6.vdi from 5G to 50G.

We can just create a new vdi file. But here for practice purpose, we just choose hard way to resize the fixed size vdi file.

c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage showhdinfo D:\virtuallab\asm6.vdi
UUID: 8a52a736-6f03-4766-b656-4e6496cce4eb
Parent UUID: base
State: created
Type: normal (base)
Location: D:\virtuallab\asm6.vdi
Storage format: VDI
Format variant: fixed default
Capacity: 5120 MBytes
Size on disk: 5122 MBytes
Encryption: disabled
Property: AllocationBlockSize=1048576

We must clone it into new one file, dynamically allocated.

c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage.exe clonehd 
                   d:\virtuallab\asm6.vdi d:\virtuallab\asm6_new.vdi
0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100%
Clone medium created in format 'VDI'. UUID: e3f94421-f905-4dee-bc8e-91649d187d35
c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage showhdinfo D:\virtuallab\asm6_new.vdi
UUID: e3f94421-f905-4dee-bc8e-91649d187d35
Parent UUID: base
State: created
Type: normal (base)
Location: D:\virtuallab\asm6_new.vdi
Storage format: VDI
Format variant: dynamic default
Capacity: 5120 MBytes
Size on disk: 168 MBytes
Encryption: disabled
Property: AllocationBlockSize=1048576

Resize asm6_new.vdi to 50GB, and change into fixed size for ASM disk purpose.

c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage modifyhd 
                          d:\virtuallab\asm6_new.vdi --resize 50000
0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100%

Remove asm6.vdi from “Host Media Manager”, and clone back with fixed size now.

c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage.exe clonehd 
  d:\virtuallab\asm6_new.vdi d:\virtuallab\asm6.vdi --variant Fixed
0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100%
Clone medium created in format 'VDI'. UUID: d0875c78-ac96-49cc-a4d0-2e55422b2560


c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage showhdinfo D:\virtuallab\asm6.vdi
UUID: d0875c78-ac96-49cc-a4d0-2e55422b2560
Parent UUID: base
State: created
Type: normal (base)
Location: D:\virtuallab\asm6.vdi
Storage format: VDI
Format variant: fixed default
Capacity: 50000 MBytes
Size on disk: 50002 MBytes
Encryption: disabled
Property: AllocationBlockSize=1048576

Partition disk.

[root@racnode1 ~]# fdisk /dev/sde
Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.23.2).

Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.


Command (m for help): p

Disk /dev/sde: 52.4 GB, 52428800000 bytes, 102400000 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk label type: dos
Disk identifier: 0xe5f3fc7c

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sde1 2048 10485759 5241856 83 Linux

Command (m for help): d
Selected partition 1
Partition 1 is deleted

Command (m for help): 1
1: unknown command
Command action
a toggle a bootable flag
b edit bsd disklabel
c toggle the dos compatibility flag
d delete a partition
g create a new empty GPT partition table
G create an IRIX (SGI) partition table
l list known partition types
m print this menu
n add a new partition
o create a new empty DOS partition table
p print the partition table
q quit without saving changes
s create a new empty Sun disklabel
t change a partition's system id
u change display/entry units
v verify the partition table
w write table to disk and exit
x extra functionality (experts only)

Command (m for help): n
Partition type:
p primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
e extended
Select (default p): p
Partition number (1-4, default 1):
First sector (2048-102399999, default 2048):
Using default value 2048
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (2048-102399999, default 102399999):
Using default value 102399999
Partition 1 of type Linux and of size 48.8 GiB is set

Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered!

Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.

WARNING: Re-reading the partition table failed with error 16: Device or resource busy.
The kernel still uses the old table. The new table will be used at
the next reboot or after you run partprobe(8) or kpartx(8)
Syncing disks.
[root@racnode1 ~]#
[root@racnode1 ~]# oracleasm scandisks
Reloading disk partitions: done
Cleaning any stale ASM disks...
Scanning system for ASM disks...
[root@racnode1 ~]# oracleasm listdisks
ASM_DISK1
ASM_DISK2
ASM_DISK3
ASM_DISK5
ASM_DISK6
ASM_OCR_VOTE1
[root@racnode1 ~]# oracleasm deletedisk ASM_DISK6;
Clearing disk header: done
Dropping disk: done

[root@racnode1 ~]# oracleasm createdisk  ASM_DISK6  /dev/sde1
Writing disk header: done
Instantiating disk: done
[root@racnode1 ~]# blkid
/dev/sda1: UUID="fc21c76e-90ae-4d7f-9b1a-52412af3cf78" TYPE="xfs"
/dev/sda2: UUID="ifffmk-GSXU-NcKC-vww1-HMF6-Nc36-A6sewK" TYPE="LVM2_member"
/dev/sda3: UUID="DG6gQe-VQki-1oT2-V1wk-1etX-6qkp-7QP3cX" TYPE="LVM2_member"
/dev/sdb1: LABEL="ASM_DISK1" TYPE="oracleasm"
/dev/sdc1: LABEL="ASM_DISK2" TYPE="oracleasm"
/dev/sdd1: LABEL="ASM_DISK3" TYPE="oracleasm"
/dev/sde1: LABEL="ASM_DISK6" TYPE="oracleasm"
/dev/sdf1: LABEL="ASM_DISK5" TYPE="oracleasm"
/dev/sdg1: LABEL="ASM_OCR_VOTE1" TYPE="oracleasm"
/dev/sr0: UUID="2019-12-10-15-09-23-93" LABEL="VBox_GAs_6.1.0" TYPE="iso9660"
/dev/mapper/ol-root: UUID="b4379983-435f-4012-b054-89e6834c283a" TYPE="xfs"
/dev/mapper/ol-swap: UUID="3bfcff72-20c3-4e1e-ad38-20de7cca2050" TYPE="swap"
[root@racnode1 ~]# lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sdf 8:80 0 5G 0 disk
└─sdf1 8:81 0 5G 0 part
sdd 8:48 0 5G 0 disk
└─sdd1 8:49 0 5G 0 part
sdb 8:16 0 5G 0 disk
└─sdb1 8:17 0 5G 0 part
sr0 11:0 1 56.8M 0 rom
sdg 8:96 0 50G 0 disk
└─sdg1 8:97 0 50G 0 part
sde 8:64 0 48.8G 0 disk
└─sde1 8:65 0 5G 0 part
sdc 8:32 0 5G 0 disk
└─sdc1 8:33 0 5G 0 part
sda 8:0 0 96G 0 disk
├─sda2 8:2 0 29.5G 0 part
│ ├─ol-swap 252:1 0 8G 0 lvm [SWAP]
│ └─ol-root 252:0 0 61G 0 lvm /
├─sda3 8:3 0 66G 0 part
│ ├─ol-swap 252:1 0 8G 0 lvm [SWAP]
│ └─ol-root 252:0 0 61G 0 lvm /
└─sda1 8:1 0 500M 0 part /boot

Add disk back into diskgroup FRA.

SQL> ALTER DISKGROUP FRA ADD DISK '/dev/oracleasm/disks/ASM_DISK6' 
                                               NAME FRA_ASM_DISK6;

Diskgroup altered.
SQL> select STATE, TOTAL_MB,FREE_MB,NAME,PATH
from v$asm_disk where GROUP_NUMBER=2; 

STATE  TOTAL_MB FREE_MB NAME          PATH
------ -------- ------- ------------- ------------------------------
NORMAL    5119  5086    FRA_0000      /dev/oracleasm/disks/ASM_DISK5
NORMAL   49999 49706    FRA_ASM_DISK6 /dev/oracleasm/disks/ASM_DISK6

Drop the small size asm disk ASM_DISK5.

SQL>  ALTER DISKGROUP FRA drop DISK FRA_0000;

Diskgroup altered.

[root@racnode1 ~]#  oracleasm deletedisk ASM_DISK5;
Disk "ASM_DISK5" defines an unmarked device
Dropping disk: done

[root@racnode1 ~]#  oracleasm scandisks
Reloading disk partitions: done
Cleaning any stale ASM disks...
Scanning system for ASM disks...

[root@racnode1 ~]#  oracleasm listdisks
ASM_DISK1
ASM_DISK2
ASM_DISK3
ASM_DISK6
ASM_OCR_VOTE1
[root@racnode1 ~]#
SQL>select STATE, TOTAL_MB,FREE_MB,NAME,PATH
    from v$asm_disk where GROUP_NUMBER=2;

STATE TOTAL_MB   FREE_MB NAME         PATH
------ -------- ------- ------------- ------------------------------
NORMAL 49999    49706   FRA_ASM_DISK6 /dev/oracleasm/disks/ASM_DISK6
Advertisement

Drop ASM Diskgroup

Here is an example of how to drop an ASM disk group.

On racnode1:

SQL> connect / as sysasm
Connected.
SQL> drop diskgroup ocr;
drop diskgroup ocr
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-15039: diskgroup not dropped
ORA-15073: diskgroup OCR is mounted by another ASM instance

On racnode2 ASM instance.

SQL> alter diskgroup ocr dismount;

Diskgroup altered.

SQL>

Back to racnode1 ASM instance, and drop the diskgroup ocr, which is not longer used and required. There are options:

INCLUDING CONTENTS:You must specify this clause if the disk group contains any files.
EXCLUDING CONTENTS: To ensure that Oracle ASM drops the disk group only when the disk group is empty. This is the default. If the disk group is not empty, then an error will be returned.
FORCE: Clears the headers on the disk belonging to a disk group that cannot be mounted by the Oracle ASM instance. The disk group cannot be mounted by any instance of the database.

SQL> drop diskgroup ocr;

Diskgroup dropped.

SQL>

Find the ASM disk label:

[root@racnode2 ~]# /sbin/blkid
...
..
.
/dev/sdi1: LABEL="ASM_OCR_VOTE" TYPE="oracleasm"
...
..
.

Delete the asm disk “ASM_OCR_VOTE” on one node only:

[root@racnode1 ~]# oracleasm deletedisk ASM_OCR_VOTE
Clearing disk header: done
Dropping disk: done
[root@racnode1 ~]#

[root@racnode1 bin]# oracleasm scandisks
Reloading disk partitions: done
Cleaning any stale ASM disks...
Cleaning disk "ASM_OCR_VOTE"
Scanning system for ASM disks...

Remove vdi file from VirtualBox.

  1. go to every VM –>settings –>storage, choose the right vdi file and removes seleted storage attachment.
  2. go to Virtual Media Manager –>hard disks Tab –> choose the right one, and  click ‘Remove’.

How to Find Mappings Between ASM Disks and Physical Disks

Here are the simple steps for mapping between ASM disks and physical disks in Linux.

Subscribe to get access

Read more of this content when you subscribe today.

Subscribe