ASM: "You need at least one disk to create a diskgroup with external redundancy"

(Doc ID 341363.1)

Last updated on APRIL 27, 2016

Applies to:

Oracle Server - Enterprise Edition - Version: 10.1.0.2 to 11.1.0.7 - Release: 10.1 to 11.1
Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-bit)
Sun Solaris SPARC (64-bit)
Solaris Operating System (SPARC 64-bit)

Symptoms

Customer is unable to create an ASM diskgroup through DBCA due to the next error:

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"You need at least one disk to create a diskgroup with external redundancy".

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Cause

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