APPLIES TO:

Oracle Database - Standard Edition - Version 10.2.0.1 to 12.1.0.2 [Release 10.2 to 12.1]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

GOAL
The present document provides an example about how to setup/configure partitioned Linux
block devices using udev (non-ASMLIB) and assign them to ASM as candidate member
disks.
SOLUTION
1) This example was performed on an OEL 6.3 configuration (ASM release 11.2.0.3 - 64-bit):
[grid@asmlnx2 ~]$ uname -a
Linux asmlnx2 2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek.x86_64 #1 SMP Sat Jun 23 02:39:07 EDT
2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[grid@asmlnx2 ~]$ cat /etc/*release*
Oracle Linux Server release 6.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.3 (Santiago)
Oracle Linux Server release 6.3

2) Identify the new disk in your Linux configuration (e.g. OEL 6.3 or RedHat 6.3):
[grid@asmlnx2 ~]$ ls -l /dev/xvdv
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 202, 5376 Feb 11 21:31 /dev/xvdv

3) Create a new disk partition on it:

[root@asmlnx2 ~]# fdisk /dev/xvdv
Device contains neither a valid DOS partition table, nor Sun, SGI or OSF
disklabel
Building a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0xba335ded.
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
After that, of course, the previous content won't be recoverable.
Warning: invalid flag 0x0000 of partition table 4 will be corrected by w(rite)
WARNING: DOS-compatible mode is deprecated. It's strongly recommended to
switch off the mode (command 'c') and change display units to
sectors (command 'u').
Command (m for help): n

Command action
e
extended
p
primary partition (1-4)
p
Partition number (1-4): 1
First cylinder (1-261, default 1):
Using default value 1
Last cylinder, +cylinders or +size{K,M,G} (1-261, default 261):
Using default value 261
Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered!
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.

[root@asmlnx2 ~]# partprobe /dev/xvdv

[root@asmlnx2 ~]# partprobe /dev/xvdv1
[root@asmlnx2 ~]# ls -l /dev/xvdv
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 202, 5376 Feb 11 21:38 /dev/xvdv
[root@asmlnx2 ~]# ls -l /dev/xvdv1
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 202, 5377 Feb 11 21:38 /dev/xvdv1

4) Set the new UDEV rules on the new partition (/dev/xvdv1) as follows:
[root@asmlnx2 ~]# vi /etc/udev/rules.d/99-oracle-asmdevices.rules
KERNEL=="xvdv1", NAME="asmdisk1_udev_p1", OWNER="grid", GROUP="asmadmin",
MODE="0660"

5) Reload and Restart the udev rules:

[root@asmlnx2 ~]# udevadm control --reload-rules
[root@asmlnx2 ~]# start_udev
Starting udev:

OK

6) Make sure the new udev partition device is created with the correct ownership
(grid & asmadmin) and permissions (brw-rw----):
[root@asmlnx2 ~]# ls -ltr /dev/asm*
brw-rw---- 1 grid asmadmin 202, 5377 Feb 11 21:47 /dev/asmdisk1_udev_p1

7) Now you can use it to create a new diskgroup or add it to an existing diskgroup as follows:
[root@asmlnx2 ~]# su - grid
[grid@asmlnx2 ~]$ . oraenv
ORACLE_SID = [grid] ? +ASM
The Oracle base has been set to /u01/app/grid
[grid@asmlnx2 ~]$ sqlplus "/as sysasm"
SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.3.0 Production on Mon Feb 11 21:56:31 2013
Copyright (c) 1982, 2011, Oracle.

All rights reserved.

Connected to:
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.3.0 - 64bit Production
With the Automatic Storage Management option
SQL> show parameter asm_diskstring
NAME
TYPE
VALUE
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------asm_diskstring
string
SQL> alter system set asm_diskstring = '/dev/asmdisk1_udev_p1' scope=both;
System altered.
SQL> show parameter

asm_diskstring

NAME
TYPE
VALUE
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------asm_diskstring
string
/dev/asmdisk1_udev_p1

SQL> select path from v$asm_disk where path like '%udev%';

PATH
------------------------------------------------------------------------------/dev/asmdisk1_udev_p1
SQL> create diskgroup UDEVDG external redundancy disk '/dev/asmdisk1_udev_p1'
;
Diskgroup created.