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How To Check if Asynchronous I/O is Working On Linux (Doc ID 237299.1)

Last updated on MARCH 25, 2024

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Enterprise Linux 3.0 to Oracle Linux 6.5 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel [3.8.13] [Release RHEL3 to OL6U5]
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 9.0.1.0 to 12.1.0.2 [Release 9.0.1 to 12.1]
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Linux x86
Linux x86-64

Goal

In this document we are going to explain how to check that asynchronous I/O (AIO) is working. AIO can be enabled in Oracle 9i 9.2 and higher.

Many times there is a requirement to check if Asynchronous I/O is working on Linux Platform, so we can try to use it for our datafiles access inside database.

Solution

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Goal
Solution
 Caveat for ASMLib

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