In the previous two Automatic Storage Management (ASM) chapters, we thoroughly explained the Oracle ASM concepts, advantages, and the management of an ASM instance. In this chapter, we shall describe the following new features added in Oracle ASM 11gR2:
Automatic Storage Management Configuration Assistant
Automatic Storage Management Dynamic Volume Manager
Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System
ACFS Snapshots
ASM Intelligent Data Placement
ASMCMD Enhancements
Pre-Oracle 11g R2, DBCA (a graphical interface tool) was one of the most convenient ways to manage most of the ASM tasks. But as of Oracle 11g R2, the DBCA no longer supports ASM management. Instead, a new graphical interface tool Automatic Storage Management Configuration (ASMCA) has been introduced to manage the ASM operations exclusively. ASMCA simplifies ASM instance creation and configuration, ASM disk group management, Dynamic Volume...