ORACLE: Changing from UEK Kernel 5.15.0-100.96.32.el8uek.x86_64 to the 4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64 and applying 21c 21.10 ACFSRU

At the moment, I’am running “Oracle Linux Server release 8.7” to test some 21c features incl. ACFS. I have not installed the latest OS which is “Oracle Linux Server release 9.1” because neither Oracle 19c nor Oracle 21c is supported on the new OS. However, while I am still running the older OS, the UEK Kernel 5.15.0.x is still not support in combination which ACFS.

# cat /etc/oracle-release
Oracle Linux Server release 8.7

[root@ocm199 bin]# ./acfsroot install
ACFS-9459: ADVM/ACFS is not supported on this OS version: '5.15.0-100.96.32.el8uek.x86_64'

In case you search through the latest 21.10 ACFSRU directories you will find that even with the latest ACFSRU, Oracle still does not support the UEK Kernel 5.15.0.x.

The only one added for OEL 8.x to the list is: UEK 5.4.17-2011.0.7

If you search through the patch subdirectory 35068505/files/usm/install/Oracle, you will find all new Kernels which are included in this patch.


[grid@ocm199 Oracle]$ tree -d
├── EL7
│   └── x86_64
│       ├── 3.10.0-123
│       │   └── 3.10.0-123-x86_64
│       │       └── bin
│       ├── 3.10.0-229
│       │   └── 3.10.0-229-x86_64
│       │       └── bin
│       ├── 3.10.0-327
│       │   └── 3.10.0-327-x86_64
│       │       └── bin
│       ├── 3.10.0-514
│       │   └── 3.10.0-514-x86_64
│       │       └── bin
│       ├── 3.10.0-693
│       │   └── 3.10.0-693-x86_64
│       │       └── bin
│       └── 3.10.0-862
│           └── 3.10.0-862-x86_64
│               └── bin
├── EL7UEK
│   └── x86_64
│       ├── 4.1.12
│       │   └── 4.1.12-x86_64
│       │       └── bin
│       ├── 4.1.12-112.16.4
│       │   └── 4.1.12-112.16.4-x86_64
│       │       └── bin
│       ├── 4.14.35-1902
│       │   └── 4.14.35-1902-x86_64
│       │       └── bin
│       └── 5.4.17-2011.0.7
│           └── 5.4.17-2011.0.7-x86_64
│               └── bin
├── EL8
│   └── x86_64
│       ├── 4.18.0-147
│       │   └── 4.18.0-147-x86_64
│       │       └── bin
│       ├── 4.18.0-193
│       │   └── 4.18.0-193-x86_64
│       │       └── bin
│       ├── 4.18.0-240
│       │   └── 4.18.0-240-x86_64
│       │       └── bin
│       ├── 4.18.0-305
│       │   └── 4.18.0-305-x86_64
│       │       └── bin
│       ├── 4.18.0-348
│       │   └── 4.18.0-348-x86_64
│       │       └── bin
│       ├── 4.18.0-425
│       │   └── 4.18.0-425-x86_64
│       │       └── bin
│       ├── 4.18.0-425.10.1
│       │   └── 4.18.0-425.10.1-x86_64
│       │       └── bin
│       └── 4.18.0-80
│           └── 4.18.0-80-x86_64
│               └── bin
└── EL8UEK
    └── x86_64
        └── 5.4.17-2011.0.7
            └── 5.4.17-2011.0.7-x86_64
                └── bin

65 directories

So I decided to switch to the standard OEL Kernel 4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64. To do so, you need to run the grubby command which exists since OEL 7.x. Afterwards reboot the system to make sure that it works as desired.


[root@ocm199 bin]# grubby --default-kernel
/boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-100.96.32.el8uek.x86_64

[root@ocm199 bin]# grubby --info=ALL | grep ^kernel
kernel="/boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-100.96.32.el8uek.x86_64"
kernel="/boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-3.60.5.1.el8uek.x86_64"
kernel="/boot/vmlinuz-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64"
kernel="/boot/vmlinuz-4.18.0-425.3.1.el8.x86_64"
kernel="/boot/vmlinuz-0-rescue-3429d58a19e04582a7fbe44b89c01f34"

[root@ocm199 bin]# grubby --set-default /boot/vmlinuz-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64
The default is /boot/loader/entries/3429d58a19e04582a7fbe44b89c01f34-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64.conf with index 2 and kernel /boot/vmlinuz-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64

[root@ocm199 bin]# grubby --default-kernel
/boot/vmlinuz-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64

[root@ocm199 bin]# reboot

After the system came up, you can install the 21.10 ACFSRU. For more information about the patch, check out the MOS Note.

Patch 35068505: ADDITIONAL RHEL8.7 KERNEL SUPPORT FOR USM (KERNEL 4.18.0-425.10.1 AND LATER)

https://updates.oracle.com/Orion/Services/download?type=readme&aru=25262052

The patch process consists basically of the following steps:

  • Unzip the patch
  • Analyze the patch
  • Apply the patch

As the grid user unzip the patch

$ cd /u01/app/oracle/product/stage/21.10
$ unzip p35068505_2110000ACFSRU_Linux-x86-64.zip
...
...

As root user run the analyze command


# /u01/grid/21c/OPatch/opatchauto apply /u01/app/oracle/product/stage/21.10/35068505 -analyze

[root@ocm199 ~]# cd /home/grid/
[root@ocm199 grid]# . GRID
[root@ocm199 grid]# /u01/grid/21c/OPatch/opatchauto apply /u01/app/oracle/product/stage/21.10/35068505 -analyze

OPatchauto session is initiated at Mon Jun 19 10:27:53 2023

System initialization log file is /u01/grid/21c/cfgtoollogs/opatchautodb/systemconfig2023-06-19_10-27-55AM.log.

Session log file is /u01/grid/21c/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto/opatchauto2023-06-19_10-27-58AM.log
The id for this session is VZLP

Executing OPatch prereq operations to verify patch applicability on home /u01/app/oracle/product/21c
Patch applicability verified successfully on home /u01/app/oracle/product/21c

Executing OPatch prereq operations to verify patch applicability on home /u01/grid/21c
Patch applicability verified successfully on home /u01/grid/21c

Executing patch validation checks on home /u01/grid/21c
Patch validation checks successfully completed on home /u01/grid/21c

OPatchAuto successful.

--------------------------------Summary--------------------------------

Analysis for applying patches has completed successfully:

Host:ocm199
SIDB Home:/u01/app/oracle/product/21c
Version:21.0.0.0.0

==Following patches were SKIPPED:

Patch: /u01/app/oracle/product/stage/21.10/35068505/35068505
Reason: This patch is not applicable to this specified target type - "oracle_database"

Host:ocm199
SIHA Home:/u01/grid/21c
Version:21.0.0.0.0

==Following patches were SUCCESSFULLY analyzed to be applied:

Patch: /u01/app/oracle/product/stage/21.10/35068505/35068505
Log: /u01/grid/21c/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto/core/opatch/opatch2023-06-19_10-28-07AM_1.log

OPatchauto session completed at Mon Jun 19 10:28:12 2023
Time taken to complete the session 0 minute, 19 seconds

As the root user run the patch command. Be careful, the patching procedure will shutdown all databases and ASM automatically.


[root@ocm199 grid]# /u01/grid/21c/OPatch/opatchauto apply /u01/app/oracle/product/stage/21.10/35068505

OPatchauto session is initiated at Mon Jun 19 10:31:54 2023

System initialization log file is /u01/grid/21c/cfgtoollogs/opatchautodb/systemconfig2023-06-19_10-31-55AM.log.

Session log file is /u01/grid/21c/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto/opatchauto2023-06-19_10-31-58AM.log
The id for this session is QIGH

Executing OPatch prereq operations to verify patch applicability on home /u01/app/oracle/product/21c
Patch applicability verified successfully on home /u01/app/oracle/product/21c

Executing OPatch prereq operations to verify patch applicability on home /u01/grid/21c
Patch applicability verified successfully on home /u01/grid/21c

Executing patch validation checks on home /u01/grid/21c
Patch validation checks successfully completed on home /u01/grid/21c

Performing prepatch operations on CRS - bringing down CRS service on home /u01/grid/21c
Prepatch operation log file location: /u01/app/oracle/crsdata/ocm199/crsconfig/hapatch_2023-06-19_10-32-09AM.log
CRS service brought down successfully on home /u01/grid/21c

Start applying binary patch on home /u01/grid/21c
Binary patch applied successfully on home /u01/grid/21c

Performing postpatch operations on CRS - starting CRS service on home /u01/grid/21c
Postpatch operation log file location: /u01/app/oracle/crsdata/ocm199/crsconfig/hapatch_2023-06-19_10-33-20AM.log
CRS service started successfully on home /u01/grid/21c

OPatchAuto successful.

--------------------------------Summary--------------------------------

Patching is completed successfully. Please find the summary as follows:

Host:ocm199
SIDB Home:/u01/app/oracle/product/21c
Version:21.0.0.0.0
Summary:

==Following patches were SKIPPED:

Patch: /u01/app/oracle/product/stage/21.10/35068505/35068505
Reason: This patch is not applicable to this specified target type - "oracle_database"

Host:ocm199
SIHA Home:/u01/grid/21c
Version:21.0.0.0.0
Summary:

==Following patches were SUCCESSFULLY applied:

Patch: /u01/app/oracle/product/stage/21.10/35068505/35068505
Log: /u01/grid/21c/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto/core/opatch/opatch2023-06-19_10-32-55AM_1.log

OPatchauto session completed at Mon Jun 19 10:34:47 2023
Time taken to complete the session 2 minutes, 53 seconds
[root@ocm199 grid]#

Check now if the patch was applied successfully.


[grid@ocm199 ~]$ opatch lsinv
Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 12.2.0.1.37
Copyright (c) 2023, Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.

Oracle Home       : /u01/grid/21c
Central Inventory : /u01/app/oraInventory
   from           : /u01/grid/21c/oraInst.loc
OPatch version    : 12.2.0.1.37
OUI version       : 12.2.0.9.0
Log file location : /u01/grid/21c/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2023-06-19_10-35-18AM_1.log

Lsinventory Output file location : /u01/grid/21c/cfgtoollogs/opatch/lsinv/lsinventory2023-06-19_10-35-18AM.txt
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Local Machine Information::
Hostname: ocm199
ARU platform id: 226
ARU platform description:: Linux x86-64

Installed Top-level Products (1):

Oracle Grid Infrastructure 21c                                       21.0.0.0.0
There are 1 products installed in this Oracle Home.

Interim patches (6) :

Patch  35068505     : applied on Mon Jun 19 10:33:11 CEST 2023
Unique Patch ID:  25262052
Patch description:  "ACFS Interim patch for (35068505)"
   Created on 5 Jun 2023, 08:54:47 hrs UTC
   Bugs fixed:
     14219141, 29007848, 29312860, 30401348, 30669150, 30763780, 31240893
     31373680, 31469859, 31480840, 31650488, 31785427, 31887695, 31972780
     32009557, 32053624, 32060190, 32170491, 32171442, 32181415, 32229168
     32229318, 32229425, 32260279, 32299146, 32316917, 32340237, 32340931
     32367529, 32408906, 32415157, 32422929, 32494784, 32502202, 32512835
     32544056, 32545085, 32545630, 32551355, 32556232, 32564270, 32572545
     32582925, 32588318, 32607749, 32609787, 32637925, 32667452, 32675860
     32675965, 32710991, 32755668, 32755942, 32762522, 32764540, 32804687
     32806752, 32809324, 32837913, 32848142, 32867876, 32868385, 32869666
     32894246, 32922419, 32923286, 32923327, 32931932, 32933327, 32936642
     32952575, 32953519, 32969945, 32974328, 32974639, 32974833, 32977444
     32981539, 32981794, 32992816, 32992829, 32994270, 32994280, 32994281
     32994291, 33005145, 33021179, 33021202, 33026062, 33026375, 33030584
     33031625, 33038446, 33048670, 33060354, 33064281, 33065181, 33066603
     33073375, 33075589, 33085757, 33105622, 33109733, 33130785, 33130827
     33130965, 33132294, 33133009, 33133024, 33133038, 33137661, 33138482
     33142914, 33144454, 33145412, 33145561, 33145717, 33147256, 33147501
     33170384, 33175565, 33190879, 33191896, 33193878, 33195219, 33205396
     33207533, 33210641, 33210802, 33212101, 33218049, 33219621, 33220908
     33223810, 33224465, 33224481, 33233798, 33235118, 33249415, 33251065
     33251130, 33260930, 33278283, 33324868, 33325909, 33329308, 33332620
     33360728, 33363986, 33365073, 33368387, 33371176, 33396072, 33401564
     33410632, 33410971, 33461780, 33470070, 33472585, 33482573, 33486421
     33489636, 33489748, 33497706, 33508529, 33532057, 33535435, 33539507
     33556752, 33569912, 33602480, 33634715, 33675718, 33691463, 33703585
     33718130, 33735792, 33742657, 33744273, 33784974, 33794311, 33836872
     33840684, 33850838, 33901088, 33935150, 33937856, 33975945, 33994001
     34007365, 34089564, 34212005, 34234011, 34295413, 34329842, 34334714
     34362192, 34399866, 34457130, 34461665, 34469255, 34522576, 34525437
     34534028, 34599358, 34619603, 34633823, 34635944, 34704099, 34718455
     34739092, 35068505

Patch  35226235     : applied on Fri Apr 28 16:01:27 CEST 2023
Unique Patch ID:  25169496
Patch description:  "DBWLM RELEASE UPDATE 21.0.0.0.0 (35226235)"
   Created on 27 Mar 2023, 23:20:53 hrs PST8PDT
   Bugs fixed:
     33442268, 33442297, 34302291, 34425459, 34877524, 35175940

Patch  35222143     : applied on Fri Apr 28 16:01:19 CEST 2023
Unique Patch ID:  25168163
Patch description:  "TOMCAT RELEASE UPDATE 21.0.0.0.0 (35222143)"
   Created on 27 Mar 2023, 01:29:52 hrs PST8PDT
   Bugs fixed:
     33121445, 33655429, 33846688, 34300543, 34519419, 34816344, 34970057

Patch  35149778     : applied on Fri Apr 28 16:01:11 CEST 2023
Unique Patch ID:  25175524
Patch description:  "RHP RELEASE UPDATE 21.10.0.0.0 (35149778)"
   Created on 31 Mar 2023, 15:24:27 hrs PST8PDT
   Bugs fixed:
     31136914, 31334756, 31897016, 32626289, 32644956, 32702917, 32705588
     32728027, 32739176, 32749586, 32760140, 32796411, 32841358, 32845477
     32915232, 32917826, 33022913, 33025395, 33040465, 33063960, 33072675
     33075843, 33093153, 33144621, 33170508, 33181968, 33232617, 33279794
     33297203, 33300332, 33326399, 33352657, 33365240, 33383972, 33386394
     33415331, 33422133, 33527926, 33546946, 33563893, 33565731, 33606242
     33641668, 33680479, 33683482, 33790234, 33831943, 33875376, 33955785
     34008143, 34088985, 34125424, 34133257, 34211888, 34246296, 34856442
     34865527, 34946077, 35147957

Patch  35134943     : applied on Fri Apr 28 16:00:58 CEST 2023
Unique Patch ID:  25184945
Patch description:  "OCW RELEASE UPDATE 21.10.0.0.0 (35134943)"
   Created on 7 Apr 2023, 05:55:46 hrs PST8PDT
   Bugs fixed:
     25642320, 27912364, 28124441, 31099090, 31114091, 31157663, 31166407
     31287159, 31292080, 31498533, 31585436, 31793410, 31897727, 31936615
     31944150, 31944156, 31978890, 31996917, 32000258, 32172412, 32200759
     32200765, 32215536, 32229662, 32254917, 32291571, 32328547, 32367954
     32368203, 32422416, 32423836, 32428383, 32447985, 32464986, 32471589
     32472118, 32485454, 32486295, 32501963, 32516907, 32524497, 32534757
     32590225, 32609238, 32621437, 32647140, 32657378, 32682516, 32716346
     32719485, 32729378, 32739052, 32746342, 32757224, 32761541, 32776439
     32776711, 32792819, 32796019, 32813496, 32818183, 32820416, 32841520
     32843834, 32846699, 32868047, 32879465, 32881761, 32910643, 32917360
     32919502, 32926013, 32926804, 32928033, 32929045, 32931221, 32932194
     32932416, 32942182, 32951624, 32952830, 32978651, 32988011, 32988478
     32989901, 33001347, 33003656, 33004703, 33005343, 33011524, 33013375
     33016253, 33025445, 33032935, 33033831, 33050544, 33051442, 33053296
     33061319, 33066659, 33074745, 33075192, 33078519, 33083394, 33107582
     33114825, 33115756, 33116825, 33120758, 33124590, 33129533, 33132334
     33143034, 33145535, 33148406, 33150079, 33151222, 33152737, 33161292
     33168374, 33169877, 33172512, 33174232, 33179685, 33182177, 33190595
     33190831, 33196778, 33213078, 33216086, 33232179, 33267289, 33271268
     33275105, 33276334, 33277972, 33278411, 33278486, 33279556, 33283918
     33287532, 33293146, 33294656, 33299467, 33306395, 33310824, 33324113
     33324336, 33330594, 33331048, 33350934, 33352397, 33360086, 33360476
     33360753, 33366250, 33376854, 33406013, 33412603, 33418587, 33431263
     33436825, 33461634, 33476502, 33480555, 33482291, 33487682, 33494621
     33495668, 33506235, 33509880, 33511451, 33512379, 33514553, 33514890
     33525877, 33527058, 33531173, 33536579, 33542280, 33563477, 33570824
     33576618, 33583827, 33587785, 33594197, 33601071, 33601397, 33610957
     33617820, 33626113, 33627433, 33627656, 33637683, 33637732, 33641686
     33642857, 33649468, 33673600, 33676268, 33676506, 33678098, 33697074
     33702104, 33708418, 33708467, 33708500, 33708521, 33708530, 33708536
     33709004, 33724304, 33729619, 33731331, 33732544, 33738482, 33738796
     33744602, 33746904, 33753633, 33766334, 33770058, 33773395, 33774883
     33775509, 33780467, 33783193, 33783815, 33796338, 33798463, 33799144
     33799941, 33804502, 33816142, 33819038, 33821186, 33833724, 33837467
     33837975, 33842755, 33842823, 33845961, 33848626, 33851570, 33853115
     33853788, 33862667, 33870335, 33872428, 33876838, 33877861, 33878973
     33880539, 33881331, 33883004, 33886620, 33889757, 33890925, 33901178
     33907349, 33922415, 33937521, 33938028, 33940293, 33947339, 33949242
     33956158, 33961101, 33969404, 33970432, 33975331, 33991040, 33994936
     33995943, 34007347, 34013266, 34014215, 34019425, 34040036, 34045091
     34078146, 34087210, 34091660, 34100074, 34121103, 34122773, 34126375
     34135158, 34142961, 34143916, 34149284, 34167172, 34171384, 34177775
     34184266, 34202416, 34208046, 34209155, 34223562, 34248728, 34270679
     34283387, 34288316, 34291960, 34311758, 34339952, 34362089, 34489041
     34504999, 34534868, 34603823, 34624116, 34710446, 34711597, 34732777
     34774527, 34789053, 34877557, 34918859, 34925718, 35013187, 35110038

Patch  35134934     : applied on Fri Apr 28 15:58:49 CEST 2023
Unique Patch ID:  25179917
Patch description:  "Database Release Update : 21.10.0.0.230418 (35134934)"
   Created on 4 Apr 2023, 16:07:26 hrs UTC
   Bugs fixed:
     19884953, 19958239, 24559425, 24597536, 24916492, 25562258, 25655012
     26139817, 26352569, 26950182, 27162036, 27751518, 27897090, 27979632
     28044739, 28089112, 28294439, 28337860, 28513129, 28632799, 28882751
     28994721, 29027914, 29413205, 29524043, 29587488, 29591661, 29617414
     29811720, 29900186, 29927360, 29948154, 30082402, 30343750, 30481004
     30610097, 30706073, 30710917, 30722105, 30747820, 30771009, 30808364
     30840150, 30846263, 30876666, 30933117, 30961824, 31006259, 31006953
     31026870, 31044504, 31073424, 31079198, 31110887, 31113682, 31138371
     31192261, 31243859, 31251325, 31287296, 31356954, 31385668, 31387123
     31414524, 31429692, 31487775, 31488085, 31504723, 31526250, 31531079
     31535516, 31588631, 31596817, 31615736, 31628975, 31649223, 31652763
     31656601, 31676324, 31720377, 31725154, 31731407, 31768866, 31773909
     31780567, 31781944, 31800059, 31800139, 31824792, 31827584, 31834214
     31834611, 31834677, 31841210, 31843716, 31843845, 31844137, 31844357
     31844557, 31872320, 31897178, 31912834, 31918462, 31923463, 31927078
     31932042, 31933842, 31933846, 31933914, 31938116, 31939767, 31951628
     31954223, 31959140, 31960603, 31969646, 31974187, 31982879, 31986827
     31987278, 31987922, 31988833, 31992242, 31992615, 31992953, 31993051
     31994298, 31996331, 31997660, 32003908, 32008408, 32008716, 32009197
     32012400, 32013253, 32015642, 32017570, 32017635, 32020701, 32041003
     32055692, 32056529, 32057565, 32069508, 32071457, 32075130, 32078078
     32081381, 32092797, 32097767, 32102542, 32102722, 32104578, 32114541
     32114746, 32115403, 32118543, 32119144, 32122804, 32132504, 32133898
     32159343, 32161381, 32166950, 32178966, 32183102, 32183756, 32184235
     32184577, 32184844, 32185296, 32190419, 32196943, 32198292, 32198368
     32198396, 32199681, 32205514, 32212062, 32219835, 32224140, 32225117
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OPatch succeeded.
[grid@ocm199 ~]$

Now install the ACFS driver.


[root@ocm199 bin]# uname -a
Linux ocm199 4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Apr 5 10:42:50 PDT 2023 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[root@ocm199 bin]# ./acfsroot install -v
ACFS-9505: Using acfsutil executable from location: '/u01/grid/21c/usm/install/cmds/bin/acfsutil'
ACFS-9300: ADVM/ACFS distribution files found.
ACFS-9314: Removing previous ADVM/ACFS installation.
ACFS-9315: Previous ADVM/ACFS components successfully removed.
ACFS-9294: updating file /etc/sysconfig/oracledrivers.conf
ACFS-9307: Installing requested ADVM/ACFS software.
ACFS-9503: ADVM and ACFS driver media location is '/u01/grid/21c/usm/install/Oracle/EL8/x86_64/4.18.0-425.10.1/4.18.0-425.10.1-x86_64/bin'
ACFS-9504: Copying file '/u01/grid/21c/usm/install/Oracle/EL8/x86_64/4.18.0-425.10.1/4.18.0-425.10.1-x86_64/bin/oracleadvm.ko' to the path '/lib/modules/4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64/extra/usm/oracleadvm.ko'
ACFS-9504: Copying file '/u01/grid/21c/usm/install/Oracle/EL8/x86_64/4.18.0-425.10.1/4.18.0-425.10.1-x86_64/bin/oracleoks.ko' to the path '/lib/modules/4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64/extra/usm/oracleoks.ko'
ACFS-9504: Copying file '/u01/grid/21c/usm/install/Oracle/EL8/x86_64/4.18.0-425.10.1/4.18.0-425.10.1-x86_64/bin/oracleacfs.ko' to the path '/lib/modules/4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64/extra/usm/oracleacfs.ko'
ACFS-9504: Copying file '/u01/grid/21c/usm/install/cmds/bin/advmutil' to the path '/sbin/advmutil'
ACFS-9504: Copying file '/u01/grid/21c/usm/install/cmds/bin/advmutil.bin' to the path '/sbin/advmutil.bin'
ACFS-9504: Copying file '/u01/grid/21c/usm/install/cmds/bin/fsck.acfs' to the path '/sbin/fsck.acfs'
ACFS-9504: Copying file '/u01/grid/21c/usm/install/cmds/bin/fsck.acfs.bin' to the path '/sbin/fsck.acfs.bin'
ACFS-9504: Copying file '/u01/grid/21c/usm/install/cmds/bin/mkfs.acfs' to the path '/sbin/mkfs.acfs'
ACFS-9504: Copying file '/u01/grid/21c/usm/install/cmds/bin/mkfs.acfs.bin' to the path '/sbin/mkfs.acfs.bin'
ACFS-9504: Copying file '/u01/grid/21c/usm/install/cmds/bin/mount.acfs' to the path '/sbin/mount.acfs'
ACFS-9504: Copying file '/u01/grid/21c/usm/install/cmds/bin/mount.acfs.bin' to the path '/sbin/mount.acfs.bin'
ACFS-9504: Copying file '/u01/grid/21c/usm/install/cmds/bin/acfsdbg' to the path '/sbin/acfsdbg'
ACFS-9504: Copying file '/u01/grid/21c/usm/install/cmds/bin/acfsdbg.bin' to the path '/sbin/acfsdbg.bin'
ACFS-9504: Copying file '/u01/grid/21c/usm/install/cmds/bin/acfsutil' to the path '/sbin/acfsutil'
ACFS-9504: Copying file '/u01/grid/21c/usm/install/cmds/bin/acfsutil.bin' to the path '/sbin/acfsutil.bin'
ACFS-9504: Copying file '/u01/grid/21c/usm/install/cmds/bin/umount.acfs' to the path '/sbin/umount.acfs'
ACFS-9504: Copying file '/u01/grid/21c/usm/install/cmds/bin/umount.acfs.bin' to the path '/sbin/umount.acfs.bin'
ACFS-9504: Copying file '/u01/grid/21c/usm/install/cmds/bin/acfssihamount' to the path '/etc/init.d/acfssihamount'
ACFS-9504: Copying file '/u01/grid/21c/lib/libacfs.so' to the path '/opt/oracle/extapi/64/acfs/orcl/1/'
ACFS-9294: updating file /etc/sysconfig/oracledrivers.conf
ACFS-9308: Loading installed ADVM/ACFS drivers.
ACFS-9321: Creating udev for ADVM/ACFS.
ACFS-9323: Creating module dependencies - this may take some time.
ACFS-9154: Loading 'oracleoks.ko' driver.
ACFS-9217: Current system console log level is: 4.
ACFS-9215: System console log level set to: 7.
ACFS-9216: System console log level set back to: 4.
ACFS-9154: Loading 'oracleadvm.ko' driver.
ACFS-9217: Current system console log level is: 4.
ACFS-9215: System console log level set to: 7.
ACFS-9216: System console log level set back to: 4.
ACFS-9154: Loading 'oracleacfs.ko' driver.
ACFS-9217: Current system console log level is: 4.
ACFS-9215: System console log level set to: 7.
ACFS-9216: System console log level set back to: 4.
ACFS-9327: Verifying ADVM/ACFS devices.
ACFS-9156: Detecting control device '/dev/asm/.asm_ctl_spec'.
ACFS-9156: Detecting control device '/dev/ofsctl'.
ACFS-9309: ADVM/ACFS installation correctness verified.
[root@ocm199 bin]#


[root@ocm199 bin]# ./acfsdriverstate installed
ACFS-9203: true
[root@ocm199 bin]# ./acfsdriverstate loaded
ACFS-9203: true
[root@ocm199 bin]# ./acfsdriverstate version
ACFS-9325:     Driver OS kernel version = 4.18.0-425.10.1.el8_7.x86_64.
ACFS-9326:     Driver build number = RELEASE.
ACFS-9231:     Driver build version = 21.0.0.0.0 (21.10.0.0.0).
ACFS-9547:     Driver available build number = RELEASE.
ACFS-9232:     Driver available build version = 21.0.0.0.0 (21.10.0.0.0).
[root@ocm199 bin]#

Ready. Finally we can use the ACFS filesystem.

Conclusion

ACFS drivers are very Kernel dependent and there is a trade-off between using the latest Kernel or using ACFS.