Re: ASM tracking datafiles

From: Stefan Knecht <knecht.stefan_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:16:52 +0100
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AFAIK this only happens when you're using asmcmd. If you're trying to i.e. delete a file (tested on 11g) that "belongs" to a running instance, it will complain.

But ASM itself doesn't "care" about files as far as I've seen so far.

Cheers

Stefan

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On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Niall Litchfield < niall.litchfield_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> What do you mean by keeps track of? The database keeps track of the
> datafiles that belong to it. Not the lvm per se
>
> On 2/25/09, hrishy <hrishys_at_yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > All the docs i have read so far talk about how ASM keeps track of
> disks.But
> > how does ASM keep track of datafiles and say this file belongs to this
> > database etc.
> >
> > regards
> > Hrishy
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