The new ASM features in Oracle Database 11g further extend the power and simplicity of managing storage in an Oracle grid environment. ASM is a proven technology with over one thousand customers worldwide. ASM eliminates the need for third-party filesystems and volume managers for the database files, minimizing cost, improving storage utilization, and consolidation that empowers reliable low-cost computing across single-instance Oracle Database and Oracle RAC environments.
In this chapter, we looked at ASM concepts, ASM architecture, and their benefits. We specifically looked at how to administer and manage ASM 11gR1 and discovered the enhancements in 11gR2 that will enable a DBA to be more efficient.
Oracle is offering a comprehensive file management solution with ASM 11g Release 2 to further simplify storage management. ASM is enhanced and optimized to manage structured (database files) as well as non-structured (general purpose files) data within the same framework. The ASM general...