The ASM instance can now be set up as a local ASM instance on the database server or as an ASM cluster. An ASM instance can manage the following files for all of the instances on each cluster node: control files, data files, tempfiles, spfiles, redo logs, archive logs, RMAN backups, Data Pump dumpsets, and […]
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Migrating an Oracle instance from regular storage to ASM is actually a simple task, but only if the ASM instance has already been created. Using Oracle Enterprise Manager is probably the most straightforward way to do this. Start by opening up Oracle Enterprise Manager and choosing the option to migrate to ASM. The screen shown […]
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Oracle RAC environments should first be created for testing and proving concepts for how the failover works for different applications. The RAC test environments should continue to be available for testing for production systems because different workloads and failover can’t be tested against a single node. After the installs of the Oracle Clusterware and database […]
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Oracle ASM Cluster File System (ACFS) replication allows you to replicate files from one host to another. Learn more.
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Oracle ASM Cluster File System (ACFS) tagging allows you to group files together across directories or file systems. Learn more.
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Oracle ASM Cluster File System (ACFS) read-only snapshots allow us to create a point-in-time copy of the file system that is always available when the file system is online. Learn more.
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Once you create an Oracle ACFS file system with mkfs, it can be used in exactly the same way as any POSIX-compliant file system. Learn more.
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ASM volumes are created within an ASM disk group and are used in conjunction with the volume driver for general purpose or ASM cluster file systems. Learn more.
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An Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM) failure group allows you to create a group containing disks from multiple controllers. Learn more.
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The compatible.* Automatic Storage Management (ASM) disk group attributes in Oracle 11g control what a disk group can be used for and what features can be used. Learn more.
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