After ODA Deployment on 12.2 Unable To Create Database Appliance ORA-15030: diskgroup name ".." "is in use by another diskgroup" ; 'FAIL TO DISCOVER DISK GROUPS' ; ORA-15018 "diskgroup cannot be created" ; (Doc ID 2435314.1)

Last updated on JULY 20, 2024

Applies to:

Symptoms

1) Unable to create the Oracle Database Appliance while on or upgrading to 12.2.1.x due to a diskgroup already existing /discovered.

• DEPLOYMENT FAILURE AT STEP 16
• Deployment with bundle patch 12.2.1.4.0 i got the below error at 64% of the installation.
  
  INFO : This is root, will become grid and run: /bin/su grid -c /usr/bin/ssh -l grid ABC /opt/oracle/oak/onecmd/tmp/gridconfig.sh
  INFO : Running on the local node: /bin/su grid -c /opt/oracle/oak/onecmd/tmp/gridconfig.sh
  
  ERROR : Ran '/bin/su grid -c "/opt/oracle/oak/onecmd/tmp/gridconfig.sh"' and it returned code(254) and output is:
  
  [FATAL] [INS-30516] Please specify unique disk groups.
  CAUSE: Installer has detected that the diskgroup name provided already exists on the system.
  ACTION: Specify different disk group.
  
  [FATAL] [INS-30530] Following specified disks have invalid header status: [/dev/mapper/SSD_E0_S00_2345678...p1, /dev/mapper/SSD_E0_S01_....p1,...... etc p1, /dev/mapper/SSD_E0_S19_.....p1]
  ACTION: Ensure only Candidate or Provisioned disks are specified.

2) If adding disks such as one or more 5-pack to X7-2 HA or the X6-2 HA.

• State=UNKNOWN   Status='NEWDISKINSERTED'   
• Disk is missing in the  slot: ....##
  
  Example from adding an expansion 5-disk pack

# odaadmcli show disk
       NAME         PATH         TYPE         STATE       STATE_DETAILS

Changes

1. Redeploying an ODA with at least one prior installation of 12.2.1.x
- Meaning: upgrading or deploying from 12.2.1.x to 12.2.1.x

2. Adding expansion disk packs to ODA HA versions of the X7-2 or X6-2.

Cause