Oracle ASMLib ASMLib is a support library for the Automatic Storage Management feature of Oracle Database 10g. Automatic Storage Management (ASM) simplifies database administration. It eliminates the need for the DBA to directly manage potentially thousands of Oracle database files, requiring only the management of groups of disks allocated to the Oracle Database. ASMLib allows an Oracle Database using ASM more efficient and capable access to the disk groups it is using.

IMPORTANT Patch Notice
	It is recommended that customers using 10.1.0.3 and this generic ASMLib for Linux download and apply the following patch from metalink to avoid some possible data corruption issues which might arise in extremely heavy workload environments. The patch number is 3800160 and it fixes a bug found on the Oracle database kernel side of the interface. The patch is currently available for Linux x86, Itanium, and AMD64/EM64T. The 10.1.0.4 and 10.2.0.1 releases do not have this problem. Customers using 10.1.0.2 are strongly encouraged to upgrade.

Technical Information
	Tips on Installing and Using the Software	[29-Apr-2005]
	Driver Matrix for Linux 2.4 and 2.6 Kernels	[29-Apr-2005]
	Getting Oracle ASMLib via the Unbreakable Linux Network	[30-Jan-2007]
	Automatically Selecting the Correct Oracle ASMLib Driver	[07-Nov-2008]
	Note on Installing with 10g R1	[29-Apr-2005]
	Migrating Raw Devices to ASMLib	[19-Apr-2005]
	Configuring Oracle ASMLib on Multipath Disks	[29-Apr-2005]
	Device Persistence and Oracle Linux ASMLib	[04-Oct-2006]
	Note on using ASMLib with EL4 Paravirtualized Guests	[13-Feb-2009]

Downloads
	Oracle ASMLib 2.0
	SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11	[18-Mar-2009]
	SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10	[01-Apr-2009]
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 AS	[01-Apr-2009]
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS	[01-Apr-2009]
	SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9	[01-Apr-2009]
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 AS	[26-Oct-2007]
	SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 SP3	[16-Aug-2006]
	Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1	[10-May-2007]
Note: Enterprise Linux users and other registered members can use the Unbreakable Linux Network. See Getting Oracle ASMLib via the Unbreakable Linux Network.

Source Code
	Oracle ASMLib 2.0 Kernel Driver Source (GPL)
	See the oracleasm project on oss.oracle.com