I am not sure that information is entirely accurate. You can install and configure ocfs2 first, then install the clusterware using ocfs2 for the votedisk and ocr. I have done that several times, and it works fine. Is it possible its only a problem when adding a new node? On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 11:59 AM, sol beach <sol.beach@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Linux RHEL5 > > > On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 9:58 AM, Andrew Kerber <andrew.kerber@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > >> What OS is this referring to? >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 11:53 AM, sol beach <sol.beach@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> *Note:401132.1 >>> >>> I was trying to add a new node to a V10.2 RAC on OCF2 when encountered >>> errors. >>> >>> From the note it says >>> "*It is not possible to directly install Oracle Clusterware 10gR2 to use >>> the block device because the Oracle Universal installer (OUI) that ships >>> with 10gR2 is unable to verify the shareability of block devices and hence >>> will not allow the install to complete complaining that the block devices >>> that was provided by the user is not shareable. >>> >>> Starting with 11g, it is possible to use the installer to use block >>> device. This may be a simpler workaround since it is supported to use a 11g >>> Clusterware with 10gR2 Databases. In case that cannot be done, the following >>> steps may be followed to use block devices with 10gR2 Clusterware." >>> >>> Has anyone encountered this & how did you get around this nasty >>> "feature"? >>> >>> TIA! >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Andrew W. Kerber >> >> 'If at first you dont succeed, dont take up skydiving.' >> > > -- Andrew W. Kerber 'If at first you dont succeed, dont take up skydiving.'