B.2 Configuring Storage Device Path Persistence Using Oracle ASMLIB

To use Oracle ASMLIB to configure Oracle ASM devices, complete the following tasks.

• About Oracle ASM with Oracle ASMLIB
  Oracle ASMLIB maintains permissions and disk labels that are persistent on the storage device, so that the label is available even after an operating system upgrade.
• Installing and Configuring Oracle ASMLIB Software
  Review this information to install and configure the Oracle Automatic Storage Management library driver software manually.
• Configuring Disk Devices to Use Oracle ASMLIB
  Configure disk devices to use in an Oracle Automatic Storage Management disk group.
• Administering Oracle ASMLIB and Disks
  Review this information to administer the Oracle Automatic Storage Management library driver and disks.
• Configuring Oracle ASMLIB for Multipath Disks
  Additional configuration is required to use the Oracle Automatic Storage Management library Driver (ASMLIB) with third party vendor multipath disks.
• Deinstalling Oracle ASMLIB On Oracle Grid Infrastructure
  If Oracle ASM library driver (Oracle ASMLIB) is installed but you do not use it for device path persistence, then deinstall Oracle ASMLIB.