[Ocfs2-tools-commits] smushran commits r1136 - trunk/documentation

[svn-commits at oss.oracle.com]

Author: smushran
Date: 2005-11-18 19:08:41 -0600 (Fri, 18 Nov 2005)
New Revision: 1136

Modified:
   trunk/documentation/ocfs2_faq.txt
Log:
faq updated with reboot on panic comment

Modified: trunk/documentation/ocfs2_faq.txt
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--- trunk/documentation/ocfs2_faq.txt	2005-11-18 23:11:52 UTC (rev 1135)
+++ trunk/documentation/ocfs2_faq.txt	2005-11-19 01:08:41 UTC (rev 1136)
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@
 Q02	How do I know the version number running?
 A02	# cat /proc/fs/ocfs2/version
 	OCFS2 1.0.0 Tue Aug  2 17:38:59 PDT 2005 (build e7bd36709a2c1cb875cf2d533a018f20)
+
+Q03	How do I configure my system to auto-reboot after a panic?
+A03	To auto-reboot system 60 secs after a panic, do:
+	# echo 60 > /proc/sys/kernel/panic
+	To enable the above on every reboot, add the following to
+	/etc/sysctl.conf:
+	kernel.panic = 60
 ==============================================================================
 
 Download and Install
@@ -234,13 +241,17 @@
 Q01	Any special flags to run Oracle RAC?
 A01	OCFS2 volumes containing the Voting diskfile (CRS), Cluster registry
 	(OCR), Data files, Redo logs, Archive logs and control files must 
-	be mounted with the "datavolume" mount option. This is to ensure
-	that the Oracle processes open these files with the o_direct flag.
+	be mounted with the "datavolume" and "nointr" mount options. The
+	datavolume option ensures that the Oracle processes open these files
+	with the o_direct flag. The "nointr" option ensures that the ios
+	are not interrupted by signals.
+	# mount -o datavolume,nointr -t ocfs2 /dev/sda1 /u01/db
 
 Q02	What about the volume containing Oracle home?
 A02	Oracle home volume should be mounted normally, that is, without the
-	"datavolume" mount option. This mount option is only relevant for
-	Oracle files listed above.
+	"datavolume" and "nointr" mount options. These mount options are only
+	relevant for Oracle files listed above.
+	# mount -t ocfs2 /dev/sdb1 /software/orahome
 
 Q03	Does that mean I cannot have my data file and Oracle home on the
 	same volume?