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Create ASM Clustered File System (ACFS)

This document provides a step-by-step guide for creating an ASM Clustered File System (ACFS) in Oracle ASM environments. It outlines the necessary prerequisites, commands for creating an ASM volume, formatting the volume, and mounting the filesystem. Additionally, it highlights the benefits of using ACFS, such as file sharing across RAC nodes and support for snapshots and encryption.

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Create ASM Clustered File System (ACFS)

This document provides a step-by-step guide for creating an ASM Clustered File System (ACFS) in Oracle ASM environments. It outlines the necessary prerequisites, commands for creating an ASM volume, formatting the volume, and mounting the filesystem. Additionally, it highlights the benefits of using ACFS, such as file sharing across RAC nodes and support for snapshots and encryption.

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Create ASM Clustered File System (ACFS)

Great question! Here's a clear and practical guide on how to create an ACFS (ASM
Cluster File System) step by step in Oracle ASM (19c, 21c) environments like RAC or single
instance.

✅ How to Create ACFS (ASM Cluster File System)

Step-by-step process:

1️⃣ Make sure ASM is running and you have a disk group with compatible
attributes.

Check your ASM disk groups:

sqlplus / as sysasm
SQL> SELECT name, type, state FROM v$asm_diskgroup;

2️⃣ Verify compatibility attributes of the disk group (must support ACFS):
SELECT name, compatible_asm, compatible_advm
FROM v$asm_diskgroup;

If compatible_asm and compatible_advm are at least '11.2' or higher, you’re good.

Otherwise, set them:

ALTER DISKGROUP DATA SET ATTRIBUTE 'compatible.asm' = '19.0';


ALTER DISKGROUP DATA SET ATTRIBUTE 'compatible.advm' = '19.0';
3️⃣ Create an ASM volume using asmcmd or asmca.

Example (command line):

asmcmd volcreate -G DATA -s 50G ACFSVOL1

• DATA → your disk group.


• 50G → size.
• ACFSVOL1 → volume name.

Check volumes:

asmcmd volinfo -G DATA ACFSVOL1

4️⃣ Start the volume device:


sudo /etc/init.d/oracleadvm start

Or in newer systems:

sudo systemctl start oracleadvm

Check the device path:

ls /dev/asm/acfsvol1-*

5️⃣ Format the volume with ACFS:


sudo mkfs.acfs -n ACFS1 /dev/asm/acfsvol1-123

• ACFS1 → your filesystem name.


• /dev/asm/acfsvol1-123 → your actual device.

6️⃣ Mount the filesystem:

First, create a mount point:

sudo mkdir /acfs_filesystem

Then mount:

sudo mount -t acfs /dev/asm/acfsvol1-123 /acfs_filesystem


7️⃣ Make the mount permanent (optional):

Add this line to /etc/fstab:

/dev/asm/acfsvol1-123 /acfs_filesystem acfs defaults 0 0

8️⃣ Check if it's mounted:


df -h | grep acfs

Real-world example:
Let's say you have:

• Disk group: DATA


• Volume: ACFSVOL1
• Size: 100G
• Mount point: /backup

You will:

asmcmd volcreate -G DATA -s 100G ACFSVOL1


mkfs.acfs -n BACKUPFS /dev/asm/acfsvol1-123
mkdir /backup
mount -t acfs /dev/asm/acfsvol1-123 /backup

Now /backup is ready to use just like a regular filesystem, but it's powered by ASM!

✅ Why use ACFS?


• Store backup files.
• Hold application files.
• Share files across RAC nodes.
• Support for snapshots, encryption, replication, and more.

Would you like me to prepare a bash script for automated ACFS creation or a diagram to
visualize the process?

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