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ASMLib Device Creation Fails with "Device or resource busy" (Doc ID 2074063.1)

Last updated on JUNE 30, 2022

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 5.0 and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

ASM create disk failes with the error:

Unable to open device "/dev/mapper/mpathb": Device or resource busy

Cause

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