Jose Gregores
2009-Feb-20 17:12 UTC
[zfs-discuss] Oracle doc: Unable to run Forms applications when using Solaris Zettabyte File System (ZFS)
Hi all,
We have a Suncluster/ZFS customer complaining about this issue.
Subject: Unable to run Forms applications when using Solaris
Zettabyte File System (ZFS)
Doc ID: 730691.1 Type: PROBLEM
Modified Date: 24-SEP-2008 Status: PUBLISHED
In this Document
Symptoms
Changes
Cause
Solution
References
Applies to:
Oracle Application Server 10g Enterprise Edition - Version: 1.0.2.0.0 to
10.1.3.0.0
Oracle Forms - Version: 6.0 to 10.1.2
Solaris Operating System (SPARC 64-bit)
Solaris Operating System (SPARC 32-bit)
Symptoms
A common symptom will include Oracle Forms applications intermittently
or consistently failing at startup or while in use. The error displayed
on the client will be FRM-92101.
Changes
This problem can be exposed when enabling Solaris Zettabyte File System
(ZFS).
Cause
Oracle Fusion Middleware and all of it subcomponents (i.e. Forms,
Reports, etc) have not been certified to be used in a Solaris ZFS
environment or any other specific file systems. This includes all
Application Server versions 1.0 - 10.1.3. Therefore, Oracle technical
support will be limited for installations configured in this type of
environment.
Usually, Oracle Fusion Middleware software can be installed on file
systems provided by the OS vendor. If there is a compatibility issue
specific to an OS version and/or file system that is being used,
contact the OS vendors directly.
Internal Bug 7308848 - CLARIFICATION ON AS CERTIFICATION USING ZFS
Solution
Because Solaris ZFS has not been certified and technical support will be
limited for this configuration, it is strongly recommended that ZFS not
be used without extensive testing prior to moving to production.
Problems reproducible only when using a specific file system type
should be directed toward the OS vendor and not Oracle.
It is not expected that ZFS will be supported for use with Application
Server 10.1.2 or 10.1.3 before these product versions reach their
desupport dates. Information about Fusion Middleware support and
support dates can be found in a brochure titled, "Lifetime Support
Policy: Oracle Technology Products" found on the Oracle web site.
http://www.oracle.com/support/library/brochure/lifetime-support-technology.pdf
Please refer to the Application Server Certification documentation for
the latest updates regarding this issue.
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/ias/files/as_certification_r2_101202.html
References
Do we have a solution or suggestion for this problem ?
Thanks*.*
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Blake
2009-Feb-20 18:32 UTC
[zfs-discuss] Oracle doc: Unable to run Forms applications when using Solaris Zettabyte File System (ZFS)
If this happens if ZFS is in use anywhere in the system, I''m not sure of a solution. If you just need Oracle files and activity to be on something other than ZFS, could you try creating a ZFS block device and formatting it UFS? (disclaimer: I''m not an Oracle user) On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Jose Gregores <Jose.Gregores at sun.com> wrote:> Hi all, > We have a Suncluster/ZFS customer complaining about this issue. > > Subject: Unable to run Forms applications when using Solaris Zettabyte > File System (ZFS) > Doc ID: 730691.1 Type: PROBLEM > Modified Date: 24-SEP-2008 Status: PUBLISHED > > In this Document > Symptoms > Changes > Cause > Solution > References > > Applies to: > Oracle Application Server 10g Enterprise Edition - Version: 1.0.2.0.0 to > 10.1.3.0.0 > Oracle Forms - Version: 6.0 to 10.1.2 > Solaris Operating System (SPARC 64-bit) > Solaris Operating System (SPARC 32-bit) > Symptoms > > A common symptom will include Oracle Forms applications intermittently or > consistently failing at startup or while in use. The error displayed on the > client will be FRM-92101. > Changes > This problem can be exposed when enabling Solaris Zettabyte File System > (ZFS). > Cause > > Oracle Fusion Middleware and all of it subcomponents (i.e. Forms, Reports, > etc) have not been certified to be used in a Solaris ZFS environment or any > other specific file systems. This includes all Application Server versions > 1.0 - 10.1.3. Therefore, Oracle technical support will be limited for > installations configured in this type of environment. > > Usually, Oracle Fusion Middleware software can be installed on file systems > provided by the OS vendor. If there is a compatibility issue specific to an > OS version and/or file system that is being used, contact the OS vendors > directly. > > Internal Bug 7308848 - CLARIFICATION ON AS CERTIFICATION USING ZFS > Solution > > Because Solaris ZFS has not been certified and technical support will be > limited for this configuration, it is strongly recommended that ZFS not be > used without extensive testing prior to moving to production. Problems > reproducible only when using a specific file system type should be directed > toward the OS vendor and not Oracle. > > It is not expected that ZFS will be supported for use with Application > Server 10.1.2 or 10.1.3 before these product versions reach their desupport > dates. Information about Fusion Middleware support and support dates can be > found in a brochure titled, "Lifetime Support Policy: Oracle Technology > Products" found on the Oracle web site. > > http://www.oracle.com/support/library/brochure/lifetime-support-technology.pdf > > Please refer to the Application Server Certification documentation for the > latest updates regarding this issue. > > http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/ias/files/as_certification_r2_101202.html > References > > > Do we have a solution or suggestion for this problem ? > Thanks. > > > _______________________________________________ > zfs-discuss mailing list > zfs-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss > >
Jose Gregores
2009-Feb-20 18:43 UTC
[zfs-discuss] Oracle doc: Unable to run Forms applications when using Solaris Zettabyte File System (ZFS)
Blake escreveu:> If this happens if ZFS is in use anywhere in the system, I''m not sure > of a solution. >Yes, this happens on our customer that has a 3 node Suncluster with 150 zpools and 50 zones and 15 Oracle databases.> If you just need Oracle files and activity to be on something other > than ZFS, could you try creating a ZFS block device and formatting it > UFS? > >How can we do that *?*> (disclaimer: I''m not an Oracle user) > > On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Jose Gregores <Jose.Gregores at sun.com> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> We have a Suncluster/ZFS customer complaining about this issue. >> >> Subject: Unable to run Forms applications when using Solaris Zettabyte >> File System (ZFS) >> Doc ID: 730691.1 Type: PROBLEM >> Modified Date: 24-SEP-2008 Status: PUBLISHED >> >> In this Document >> Symptoms >> Changes >> Cause >> Solution >> References >> >> Applies to: >> Oracle Application Server 10g Enterprise Edition - Version: 1.0.2.0.0 to >> 10.1.3.0.0 >> Oracle Forms - Version: 6.0 to 10.1.2 >> Solaris Operating System (SPARC 64-bit) >> Solaris Operating System (SPARC 32-bit) >> Symptoms >> >> A common symptom will include Oracle Forms applications intermittently or >> consistently failing at startup or while in use. The error displayed on the >> client will be FRM-92101. >> Changes >> This problem can be exposed when enabling Solaris Zettabyte File System >> (ZFS). >> Cause >> >> Oracle Fusion Middleware and all of it subcomponents (i.e. Forms, Reports, >> etc) have not been certified to be used in a Solaris ZFS environment or any >> other specific file systems. This includes all Application Server versions >> 1.0 - 10.1.3. Therefore, Oracle technical support will be limited for >> installations configured in this type of environment. >> >> Usually, Oracle Fusion Middleware software can be installed on file systems >> provided by the OS vendor. If there is a compatibility issue specific to an >> OS version and/or file system that is being used, contact the OS vendors >> directly. >> >> Internal Bug 7308848 - CLARIFICATION ON AS CERTIFICATION USING ZFS >> Solution >> >> Because Solaris ZFS has not been certified and technical support will be >> limited for this configuration, it is strongly recommended that ZFS not be >> used without extensive testing prior to moving to production. Problems >> reproducible only when using a specific file system type should be directed >> toward the OS vendor and not Oracle. >> >> It is not expected that ZFS will be supported for use with Application >> Server 10.1.2 or 10.1.3 before these product versions reach their desupport >> dates. Information about Fusion Middleware support and support dates can be >> found in a brochure titled, "Lifetime Support Policy: Oracle Technology >> Products" found on the Oracle web site. >> >> http://www.oracle.com/support/library/brochure/lifetime-support-technology.pdf >> >> Please refer to the Application Server Certification documentation for the >> latest updates regarding this issue. >> >> http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/ias/files/as_certification_r2_101202.html >> References >> >> >> Do we have a solution or suggestion for this problem ? >> Thanks. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> zfs-discuss mailing list >> zfs-discuss at opensolaris.org >> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss >> >> >>-------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/zfs-discuss/attachments/20090220/9fa1aea9/attachment.html>
Blake
2009-Feb-20 19:15 UTC
[zfs-discuss] Oracle doc: Unable to run Forms applications when using Solaris Zettabyte File System (ZFS)
It looks like this is a bigger Oracle environment than any database environment that I''ve ever worked in :) Anyway - when you create a zfs filesystem, you can do it with the ''-V'' option, which makes a block device of a fixed size that''s accessible through the usual /dev device path. You can then put a UFS filesystem on this ZFS-backed block device. See ''man zfs'' for details. On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Jose Gregores <Jose.Gregores at sun.com> wrote:> Blake escreveu: > > If this happens if ZFS is in use anywhere in the system, I''m not sure > of a solution. > > > Yes, this happens on our customer that has a 3 node Suncluster with 150 > zpools and 50 zones and 15 Oracle databases. > > If you just need Oracle files and activity to be on something other > than ZFS, could you try creating a ZFS block device and formatting it > UFS? > > > > How can we do that ? > > (disclaimer: I''m not an Oracle user) > > On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Jose Gregores <Jose.Gregores at sun.com> > wrote: > > > Hi all, > We have a Suncluster/ZFS customer complaining about this issue. > > Subject: Unable to run Forms applications when using Solaris Zettabyte > File System (ZFS) > Doc ID: 730691.1 Type: PROBLEM > Modified Date: 24-SEP-2008 Status: PUBLISHED > > In this Document > Symptoms > Changes > Cause > Solution > References > > Applies to: > Oracle Application Server 10g Enterprise Edition - Version: 1.0.2.0.0 to > 10.1.3.0.0 > Oracle Forms - Version: 6.0 to 10.1.2 > Solaris Operating System (SPARC 64-bit) > Solaris Operating System (SPARC 32-bit) > Symptoms > > A common symptom will include Oracle Forms applications intermittently or > consistently failing at startup or while in use. The error displayed on the > client will be FRM-92101. > Changes > This problem can be exposed when enabling Solaris Zettabyte File System > (ZFS). > Cause > > Oracle Fusion Middleware and all of it subcomponents (i.e. Forms, Reports, > etc) have not been certified to be used in a Solaris ZFS environment or any > other specific file systems. This includes all Application Server versions > 1.0 - 10.1.3. Therefore, Oracle technical support will be limited for > installations configured in this type of environment. > > Usually, Oracle Fusion Middleware software can be installed on file systems > provided by the OS vendor. If there is a compatibility issue specific to an > OS version and/or file system that is being used, contact the OS vendors > directly. > > Internal Bug 7308848 - CLARIFICATION ON AS CERTIFICATION USING ZFS > Solution > > Because Solaris ZFS has not been certified and technical support will be > limited for this configuration, it is strongly recommended that ZFS not be > used without extensive testing prior to moving to production. Problems > reproducible only when using a specific file system type should be directed > toward the OS vendor and not Oracle. > > It is not expected that ZFS will be supported for use with Application > Server 10.1.2 or 10.1.3 before these product versions reach their desupport > dates. Information about Fusion Middleware support and support dates can be > found in a brochure titled, "Lifetime Support Policy: Oracle Technology > Products" found on the Oracle web site. > > http://www.oracle.com/support/library/brochure/lifetime-support-technology.pdf > > Please refer to the Application Server Certification documentation for the > latest updates regarding this issue. > > http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/ias/files/as_certification_r2_101202.html > References > > > Do we have a solution or suggestion for this problem ? > Thanks. > > > _______________________________________________ > zfs-discuss mailing list > zfs-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss > > > >