How can I test Flash Cache Feature on 11gR2?

  • From: Surachart Opun <surachart@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:18:27 +0700

I'd like to test Flash Cache Feature on 11gR2(patch 8974084) on Linux.

I use:
OS: RHEL 5.3.
Oracle Version: 11.2.0.1.0 (x86_64)
$ opatch  lsinventory
Invoking OPatch 11.1.0.6.6

Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 11.1.0.6.6
Copyright (c) 2009, Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.


Oracle Home       : /u01/app/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1
Central Inventory : /u01/app/oraInventory
   from           : /etc/oraInst.loc
OPatch version    : 11.1.0.6.6
OUI version       : 11.2.0.1.0
OUI location      : /u01/app/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/oui
Log file location :
/u01/app/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2010-02-24_23-11-43PM.log

Patch history file:
/u01/app/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch_history.txt

Lsinventory Output file location :
/u01/app/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/lsinv/lsinventory2010-02-24_23-11-43PM.txt

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Installed Top-level Products (1):

Oracle Database 11g
11.2.0.1.0
There are 1 products installed in this Oracle Home.


Interim patches (1) :

Patch  8974084      : applied on Wed Feb 24 21:50:45 ICT 2010
Unique Patch ID:  11855413
   Created on 9 Oct 2009, 05:01:18 hrs PST8PDT
   Bugs fixed:
     8974084


I use Sun Storage Flash Array and mount it.

$ mount -t vfat -o noauto,users,rw,umask=000 /dev/sdb1 /u01/app/flash_cache/
$ df
/dev/sdb1              23G   16K   23G   1% /u01/app/flash_cache

But I found error:
ORA-00439: feature not enabled: Server Flash Cache
ORA-01078: failure in processing system parameters

Parameters:
*.db_flash_cache_file='/u01/app/flash_cache/file01.dbf'
*.db_flash_cache_size=10G

What I should to do with Operating System or Disk?


Regards,
Surachart Opun
http://surachartopun.com

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