Re: ASM setup question

On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:03:10 -0700, Dan <daniel.ostertag_at_visaer.com> wrote:

>We are looking into setting up ASM as our new 10g file system for
>Oracle. Do you have to use either RMAN or OEM to set up ASM? Is
>there another way to do it, i.e. manually or with another utility?
>Any recommendations? We don't use RMAN here, is there it a big task
>setting it up?

1 As far as I remember the installer or the database creation assistant. Obviously this is documented, so please look up the documentation.
2 RMAN has nothing to do with setting up ASM, but obviously you'll need it to back up your ASM files.
3 you can set up ASM manually. But it would be more work, and more prone to error.
4 setting up RMAN is not necessarily a big task, but one need to realize the implications. The RMAN interface has always been very unforgiving for errors during backup, so if you run out of space: KABOOM.

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Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA