Maxim, I downloaded the source this morning and plan to experiment with it later today. I'm happy to hear of another working configuration before I get started though and I'll check the links you sent for any messages related to my issue. Thank you ... Robyn On Dec 21, 2007 1:08 PM, Maxim Demenko <mdemenko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Robyn schrieb: > > Hello everyone, > > > > I'm setting up a new test server and plan on using Red Hat EL 5 and > > 10gR2 with ASM for this one. However, there doesn't seem to be an > > asmlib available for RH5. Notes on Metalink indicate that Oracle will > > help me do this on a test bed, but on round one of the support > > request, the suggested solution was to 'install Red Hat 4'. For round > > two, I've re-requested an answer for the original question but in the > > meantime, is anyone using asmlib with Red Hat 5? > > Where did you looked for? Seems to be here > http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/linux/asmlib/rhel5.html > Anyway, you could build it from sources as well - i did it for fedora > core 6 which has iirc the same kernel version as rhel5, without any > difficulties (on newer kernels it don't builds properly because > SLAB_CTOR_CONSTRUCTOR seems to be removed from kernel sources). > There are also two mailing lists where you can try to get some issues > solved > http://oss.oracle.com/mailman/listinfo/oracleasm-users > http://oss.oracle.com/mailman/listinfo/oracleasm-devel > though, in last time not a lot activity on them... > > Best regards > > Maxim >