This appendix discusses using Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM) to provision and manage storage for the Oracle Database datafiles. It includes the following topics:
What is Automatic Storage Management?
Overview of Disks, Disk Groups, and Failure Groups
Installing Automatic Storage Management
Accessing the Automatic Storage Management Home Page
Starting Up and Shutting Down the ASM Instance
Monitoring Disk Group Space Usage
Creating a Disk Group
Dropping a Disk Group
Adding Disks to a Disk Group
Dropping Disks from a Disk Group
Backing Up ASM-Managed Files
