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<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><FONT face=Verdana
size=2>Hi,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><FONT face=Verdana
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><FONT face=Verdana size=2>If I have ocfs on
2 nodes should I be able to do the following:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><FONT face=Verdana
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><FONT face=Verdana
size=2>t=0 </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
Node A</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><FONT face=Verdana
size=2> echo "1" >
/ocfsmount/a</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><FONT
face=Verdana size=2> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><FONT
face=Verdana size=2> Node B</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><FONT face=Verdana
size=2> cat
/ocfsmount/a</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><FONT face=Verdana
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004>>>>>Question 1: <FONT
face=Verdana size=2>At this point should I see "1"?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><FONT face=Verdana
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><FONT face=Verdana
size=2>t=1 </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><FONT face=Verdana size=2>
Node A</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><FONT face=Verdana
size=2> echo "2" >
/ocfsmount/a</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><FONT
face=Verdana size=2> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><FONT
face=Verdana size=2> Node B</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><FONT face=Verdana
size=2> cat
/ocfsmount/a</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><FONT face=Verdana
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004><SPAN
class=243231212-08062004>>>>></SPAN>Question 2: <FONT face=Verdana
size=2>At this point should I see "2"?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004>The problem is that at t=1 I am still seeing
"1", however when I run ocfstool on node B I can see "2".</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004>Assuming that this is correct behaviour this
must imply that Oracle writes and reads to/from the filesystem in a different
manner. </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004>Is this where o_direct comes
in?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004>Thanks</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004>Dermot</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=243231212-08062004></SPAN> </DIV>
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