Oracle 19c (19.9.0) with ASMFD Driver, Kernel 5.4.17 and Oracle Enterprise Linux 8.2 (3-Node RAC)

1. Installed OEL 8.2

2. Upgraded Kernel "kernel-uek-4.18.0-193.13.2.el8_2.x86_64" to kernel-uek-5.4.17-2036.100.6.1.el8uek.x86_64

3. Installed GI 19.3 (while GI installation applied Oracle 19c GI (19.8) RU)

[oracle@19c-rac1 ~]$ cd /u01/app/19.3.0/grid/

[oracle@19c-rac1 grid]$ ./gridSetup.sh -applyPSU /home/oracle/31305339/

Preparing the home to patch...

Applying the patch /home/oracle/31305339/...

Successfully applied the patch.

The log can be found at: /tmp/GridSetupActions2020-11-12_09-01-20PM/installerPatchActions_2020-11-12_09-01-20PM.log

Launching Oracle Grid Infrastructure Setup Wizard...

The response file for this session can be found at:

 /u01/app/19.3.0/grid/install/response/grid_2020-11-12_09-01-20PM.rsp

You can find the log of this install session at:

 /tmp/GridSetupActions2020-11-12_09-01-20PM/gridSetupActions2020-11-12_09-01-20PM.log

Moved the install session logs to:

 /u01/app/oraInventory/logs/GridSetupActions2020-11-12_09-01-20PM

[oracle@19c-rac1 grid]$

[oracle@19c-rac1 bin]$ afddriverstate installed

AFD-620: AFD is not supported on this operating system version: 'unknown'

AFD-9204: AFD device driver installed status: 'false'

[oracle@19c-rac1 bin]$

[oracle@19c-rac1 bin]$ afddriverstate loaded

AFD-620: AFD is not supported on this operating system version: 'unknown'

AFD-9206: AFD device driver loaded status: 'false'

[oracle@19c-rac1 bin]$

[oracle@19c-rac1 bin]$ afddriverstate version

AFD-620: AFD is not supported on this operating system version: 'unknown'

AFD-642: AFD not installed

[oracle@19c-rac1 bin]$

[oracle@19c-rac1 bin]$ cat /etc/oracle-release

Oracle Linux Server release 8.2

[oracle@19c-rac1 bin]$

[oracle@19c-rac1 bin]$ uname -r

5.4.17-2036.100.6.1.el8uek.x86_64

[oracle@19c-rac1 bin]$

[oracle@19c-rac1 bin]$ acfsload start

ACFS-9459: ADVM/ACFS is not supported on this OS version: 'unknown'

ACFS-9130: Root access required

[oracle@19c-rac1 bin]$

[oracle@19c-rac1 bin]$ su - root

Password:

[root@19c-rac1 ~]# . oraenv

ORACLE_SID = [root] ? +ASM1

ORACLE_HOME = [/home/oracle] ? /u01/app/19.3.0/grid

The Oracle base has been set to /u01/app/oracle

[root@19c-rac1 ~]#

[root@19c-rac1 ~]# cd $ORACLE_HOME/bin

[root@19c-rac1 bin]#

[root@19c-rac1 bin]# ./afddriverstate supported

AFD-620: AFD is not supported on this operating system version: 'unknown'

AFD-9201: Not Supported

AFD-9294: updating file /etc/sysconfig/oracledrivers.conf

[root@19c-rac1 bin]#

[root@19c-rac1 bin]# ./acfsdriverstate -orahome /u01/app/19.3.0/grid installed

ACFS-9459: ADVM/ACFS is not supported on this OS version: 'unknown'

ACFS-9204: false

[root@19c-rac1 bin]#

[root@19c-rac1 bin]# ./acfsdriverstate -orahome /u01/app/19.3.0/grid loaded

ACFS-9459: ADVM/ACFS is not supported on this OS version: 'unknown'

ACFS-9204: false

[root@19c-rac1 bin]#

[root@19c-rac1 bin]# ./acfsdriverstate -orahome /u01/app/19.3.0/grid supported

ACFS-9459: ADVM/ACFS is not supported on this OS version: 'unknown'

ACFS-9201: Not Supported

ACFS-9294: updating file /etc/sysconfig/oracledrivers.conf

[root@19c-rac1 bin]#

[root@19c-rac1 bin]# ./acfsdriverstate -orahome /u01/app/19.3.0/grid version

ACFS-9459: ADVM/ACFS is not supported on this OS version: 'unknown'

ACFS-9129: ADVM/ACFS not installed

[root@19c-rac1 bin]#

[root@19c-rac1 bin]# asmcmd afd_configure

ASMCMD-9520: AFD is not 'supported'

[root@19c-rac1 bin]#

[root@19c-rac1 bin]# acfsroot install

ACFS-9459: ADVM/ACFS is not supported on this OS version: 'unknown'

[root@19c-rac1 bin]#

[root@19c-rac1 bin]# cat /etc/oracle-release

Oracle Linux Server release 8.2

[root@19c-rac1 bin]#

[root@19c-rac1 bin]# uname -r

5.4.17-2036.100.6.1.el8uek.x86_64

[root@19c-rac1 bin]#

[root@19c-rac1 bin]# uname -a

Linux 19c-rac1.localdomain 5.4.17-2036.100.6.1.el8uek.x86_64 #2 SMP Thu Oct 29 17:06:00 PDT 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[root@19c-rac1 bin]#

[root@19c-rac1 bin]# exit

logout

[oracle@19c-rac1 ~]$ . oraenv

ORACLE_SID = [cdbrac1] ? +ASM1

ORACLE_HOME = [/home/oracle] ? /u01/app/19.3.0/grid

The Oracle base remains unchanged with value /u01/app/oracle

[oracle@19c-rac1 ~]$

[oracle@19c-rac1 ~]$ cd $ORACLE_HOME

[oracle@19c-rac1 grid]$ cd OPatch/

[oracle@19c-rac1 OPatch]$ ./opatch lspatches

31335188;TOMCAT RELEASE UPDATE 19.0.0.0.0 (31335188)

31305087;OCW RELEASE UPDATE 19.8.0.0.0 (31305087)

31304218;ACFS RELEASE UPDATE 19.8.0.0.0 (31304218)

31281355;Database Release Update : 19.8.0.0.200714 (31281355)

OPatch succeeded.

[oracle@19c-rac1 OPatch]$