Question:  On my Oracle 11.2.0.4 RAC (2 nodes) installation gsd services are OFFLINE.  Is this obsolete for 11.2.0.4 or it's indicating some problem?


[oracle]$ ./crs_stat -t|grep gsd


Name              Type Target  State   Host

------------------------------------------------------------

ora.myora1.gsd    application  OFFLINE OFFLINE

ora.myora2.gsd    application  OFFLINE OFFLINE

ora.gsd           ora.gsd.type OFFLINE OFFLINE


Answer:  The GSD has been replaced by the CRS in 11g, and in 11g, by default, the Global Services daemon (GSD) is disabled.


Just remove the gsd lines from your crs_stat command:


[oracle]$ ./crs_stat -t|grep -v gsd


You can even make an alias to permanently remove the gsd output annoyance:


[oracle]$ alias my_crs_stat = "crs_stat -t|grep -v gsd"