Initializing the Oracle ASMLib driver: [FAILED] on RHEL5.1 asmlib

Error:

Initializing the Oracle ASMLib driver: [FAILED] on Oracle linux 5

[root@rac1 ~]# /etc/init.d/oracleasm configure

Configuring the Oracle ASM library driver.

This will configure the on-boot properties of the Oracle ASM library

driver.  The following questions will determine whether the driver is

loaded on boot and what permissions it will have.  The current values

will be shown in brackets ('[]').  Hitting <ENTER> without typing an

answer will keep that current value.  Ctrl-C will abort.

Default user to own the driver interface [oracle]: oracle

Default group to own the driver interface [dbs]: dba

Start Oracle ASM library driver on boot (y/n) [y]: y

Scan for Oracle ASM disks on boot (y/n) [y]: y

Writing Oracle ASM library driver configuration: done

Initializing the Oracle ASMLib driver:                     [FAILED]

[root@rac1 ~]# /etc/init.d/oracleasm configure

Configuring the Oracle ASM library driver.

Solution

# uname -r

2.6.18-8.el5xen

Download right drive according to above version of O/S.

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/linux/downloads/rhel5-084877.html#oracleasm_rhel5_amd64

oracleasm-2.6.18-8.el5-2.0.4-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
oracleasmlib-2.0.4-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
oracleasm-support-2.1.8-1.el5.x86_64.rpm

# rpm -ivh oracleasm-2.6.18-8.el5-2.0.4-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
# rpm -ivh oracleasmlib-2.0.4-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
# rpm -ivh oracleasm-support-2.1.8-1.el5.x86_64.rpm 

This will configure the on-boot properties of the Oracle ASM library

driver.  The following questions will determine whether the driver is

loaded on boot and what permissions it will have.  The current values

will be shown in brackets ('[]').  Hitting <ENTER> without typing an

answer will keep that current value.  Ctrl-C will abort.

Default user to own the driver interface [oracle]: oracle

Default group to own the driver interface [dba]: dba

Start Oracle ASM library driver on boot (y/n) [y]: y

Scan for Oracle ASM disks on boot (y/n) [y]: y

Writing Oracle ASM library driver configuration: done

Initializing the Oracle ASMLib driver:                     [  OK  ]

Scanning the system for Oracle ASMLib disks:               [  OK  ]

[root@rac1 ~]# pwd

/root

[root@rac1 ~]# /etc/init.d/oracleasm createdisk DISK1 /dev/sdb1

Marking disk "DISK1" as an ASM disk:                       [  OK  ]

[root@rac1 ~]# /etc/init.d/oracleasm createdisk DISK2 /dev/sdc1

Marking disk "DISK2" as an ASM disk:                       [  OK  ]

[root@rac1 ~]# /etc/init.d/oracleasm createdisk DISK3 /dev/sdd1

Marking disk "DISK3" as an ASM disk:                       [  OK  ]

[root@rac1 ~]# /etc/init.d/oracleasm createdisk DISK4 /dev/sde1

Marking disk "DISK4" as an ASM disk:                       [  OK  ]

[root@rac1 ~]# /etc/init.d/oracleasm listdisks

DISK1

DISK2

DISK3

DISK4

[root@rac1 ~]# /etc/init.d/oracleasm scandisks

Scanning the system for Oracle ASMLib disks: DISK1

                                                           [  OK  ]