[root]# cd /asmdisks/
[root]# dd if=/dev/zero of=/asmdisks/disk6 bs=1024k count=1000
1000+0 records in
1000+0 records out
[root]# dd if=/dev/zero of=/asmdisks/disk7 bs=1024k count=1000
1000+0 records in
1000+0 records out
[root]# /sbin/losetup /dev/loop6 /asmdisks/disk6
[root]# /sbin/losetup /dev/loop7 /asmdisks/disk7
[root]# /etc/init.d/oracleasm createdisk ASMD6 /dev/loop6
Marking disk "/dev/loop6" as an ASM disk: [ OK ]
[root]# /etc/init.d/oracleasm createdisk ASMD7 /dev/loop7
Marking disk "/dev/loop7" as an ASM disk: [ OK ]