ASM 11g R2 new features
Although there are several new features and significant enhancements made with ASM 11g R2, we shall discuss and focus only on the following key new features:
Automatic Storage Management Configuration Assistant (ASMCA)
Automatic Storage Management Dynamic Volume Manager
Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System (ACFS)
ACFS snapshots
ASM intelligent data placement
ASMCMD enhancements
Automatic Storage Management Configuration Assistant (ASMCA)
Pre-Oracle 11g R2, DBCA (a graphical interface tool) was one of the most convenient ways to manage most of the ASM-related tasks. However, with 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 Manager (ADVM) , and ASM Cluster File Systems (ACFS) operations. You can also operate...
