To enable ODM file access from WPAR with VxFS

1. (Optional.) Create a system WPAR.

   For example:

   # mkwpar -n orawpar

   For other options while creating WPARs, refer to the IBM Redbook for WPAR.

2. Start the system WPAR.
3. Create VxVM volumes and VxFS systems for the databases in the global environment.

   For example:

   /dev/vx/dsk/oradatadg/oradatavol, 
   /dev/vx/dsk/oradatadg/oraarcvol,
   /dev/vx/dsk/orabindg/orabinvol 
   

4. Make sure that the mount point directories are created inside the WPAR base directory from the global environment.

   For example:

   # mkdir -p /wpars/orawpar/oracle/oradata 
   # mkdir -p /wpars/orawpar/oracle/oraarc
   # mkdir -p /wpars/orawpar/oracle/orabin
   

   Note:

   While creating the directory, use the complete path of WPAR.

5. Mount the VxVM volumes with VxFS systems on the following mount points.

   For example:

   # mount -V vxfs /dev/vx/dsk/oradatadg/oradatavol\
   /wpars/orawpar/oracle/oradata
   # mount -V vxfs /dev/vx/dsk/oradatadg/oraarcvol\
    /wpars/orawpar/oracle/oraarc
   # mount -V vxfs /dev/vx/dsk/orabindg/orabinvol\
    /wpars/orawpar/oracle/orabin
   

6. Make sure that the ODM pseudo device /dev/odm is mounted on the /dev/odm directory in the global environment.

   For example:

   # mount -V odm /dev/odm /dev/odm

7. Share the /dev/odm directory from the global environment using namefs mount. The mount point dev/odm directory must be created inside the WPAR base directory from the global environment. This step enables ODM file access from WPAR.

   For example:

   # mkdir -p /wpars/orawpar/dev/odm

   # mount -V namefs /dev/odm  /wpars/orawpar/dev/odm
   
   # mount (only related with above commands)
   	

    Mounted       				                Mounted over			             	vfs    date	         options
   /dev/odm 				                     /dev/odm		    		              vxodm  Jun 09 17:30  smartsync
   /dev/vx/dsk/oradatadg/oradatavol	/wpars/orawpar/oracle/oradata  vxfs	  Jun 10 14:08   
   rw,delaylog,suid,ioerror=mwdisable,qio,largefiles
   /dev/vx/dsk/oradatadg/oraarcvol	 /wpars/orawpar/oracle/oraarc	  vxfs	  Jun 10 14:08   
   rw,delaylog,suid,ioerror=mwdisable,qio,largefiles
   /dev/vx/dsk/orabindg/orabinvol	  /wpars/orawpar/oracle/orabin		 vxfs  	Jun 10 14:08   
   rw,delaylog,suid,ioerror=mwdisable,qio,largefiles
   /dev/odm			                     	/wpars/orawpar/dev/odm		       namefs	Jun 10 14:44  rw
   

   Note:

   While creating the directory, use the complete path of WPAR.

8. Log on to WPAR.

   For example:

   # clogin orawpar
   # df -kg
   Filesystem	GB blocks	Free	%Used    Iused %Iused Mounted on
   Global		2.00		1.94	3%	4670	2%	/
   Global		1.00		0.99	1%	5	1% 	/home
   Global		5.00		3.81	24%	12095	2% 	/opt
   Global		-		-	-	-	-  	/proc
   Global		2.00		1.99	1%	70	1% 	/tmp
   Global		5.00		2.60	49%	52955	9% 	/usr
   Global		2.00		1.98	1%	454	1% 	/var
   Global		9.00 		8.42	7%	6	1% 	/oracle/oradata
   Global		9.00		8.42	7%	4	1% 	/oracle/oraarc
   Global		9.00		1.86	80%	39074	8% 	/oracle/orabin
   Global 		0.00		0.00	-1%	6	100% 	/dev/odm
   

9. Install and configure Oracle Database server single instance in the system WPAR.

   See the IBM and Oracle documentation for the detailed information on creating system WPAR and installing Oracle Database server single instance in a system WPAR on AIX.

10. Link the ODM libraries for Oracle inside the WPAR.

    For example:

    # ln -sf /opt/VRTSodm/lib/libodm64.so libodm11.so
    # ls -lta |grep -i libodm11.so
    

    lrwxrwxrwx    1 root  system      28 Jun 10 14:51 libodm11.so -> /opt/VRTSodm/lib/libodm64.so