CHAPTER 3Disk Implementation Methodology and ASM (DBA)

Oracle has changed the landscape of disk access in Oracle 10g with the release of Automatic Storage Management (ASM). There will be a heavy focus in this chapter on ASM in addition to the non-ASM-specific disk implementation methodology in Oracle.

In the last several years, it has seemed that disk configuration technique was reaching the point where there wasn't much more you could do to improve the performance of your system without greatly complicating your life as a DBA. If your system operated with some unique qualities or you chose to review the I/O activity on your tablespaces on a frequent basis, you might be able to achieve slightly better performance than simply mashing all your ...

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