To verify that Oracle Disk Manager (ODM) is functioning, perform the following steps:


1. Check the VRTSdbed license:

For Database Edition 3.0:

# /usr/sbin/vxlicense -t DATABASE_EDITION| egrep \ 'Feature name:|Expiration date:'
vrts:vxlicense: INFO: Feature name: DATABASE_EDITION [100]
vrts:vxlicense: INFO: Expiration date: No expiration date

For Database Edition 3.5:

# /sbin/vxlictest -n "VERITAS Database Edition for Oracle" -f "ODM"
ODM feature is licensed

2. Check that the VRTSodm package is installed:

For Database Edition 3.0 or Database Edition 3.5:
# pkginfo VRTSodm
system VRTSodm VERITAS Oracle Disk Manager

3.  Determine whether the Oracle version is 32-bit or 64-bit:

# cd $ORACLE_HOME/bin
# file  oracle

For a 32-bit version, the output is as follows:
oracle:    ELF 32-bit MSB executable SPARC Version 1, dynamically linked, not stripped

For a 64-bit version, the output is as follows:
oracle:    ELF 64-bit MSB executable SPARCV9 Version 1, dynamically linked, not stripped

4 . Check that libodm.so is present and linked correctly

For Database Edition 3.0 or Database Edition 3.5:

If running 32-bit Oracle, use the following command:

#ls -lL /usr/lib/libodm.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 13288 Apr 25 18:42 /usr/lib/libodm.so

# cmp $ORACLE_HOME/lib/libodm9.so /usr/lib/libodm.so
# echo $?
0

Alternatively, if you are running 64-bit Oracle, use the following command:

# ls -lL /usr/lib/sparcv9/libodm.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 16936  Apr 25 18:42 /usr/lib/sparcv9/libodm.so

# cmp $ORACLE_HOME/lib/libodm9.so /usr/lib/libodm.so
# echo $?
0

5. If the above link test fails, then check that the following links have been created correctly:

If running 32-bit Oracle, use the following command:

Alternatively, if you are running 64-bit Oracle, use the following command:

6. Check that the instance is using the Oracle Disk Manager function:

# cat /dev/odm/stats >/dev/null
# echo $?
0
 

The dbed_checkconfig command, which is installed with VERITAS Database Edition for Oracle can also be used to check these conditions.