Getting Started Guide

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Creating Diskgroup Using ASM
Configuration Assistant (ASMCA)
This section contains procedures to create the ASM disk group for the
database files and Flashback Recovery Area (FRA).
1
Log in as grid user.
2 Start the ASMCA utility by typing:
$<GRID_HOME>/bin/asmca
3
In the ASM Configuration Assistant window, select the Disk Groups tab.
4 Click Create .
5 Enter the appropriate Disk Group Name , for example: DBDG.
6 Select External for Redundancy .
7 Select the appropriate member disks to be used to store your database
files, for example: ORCL:DB1, ORCL:DB2.enter ORCL:* or
/dev/oracleasm/disks/*
NOTE: If no candidate disks are displayed, click Change Discovery Path and
type: ORCL:* or /dev/oracleasm/disks/*
NOTE: Please ensure you have marked your Oracle ASM disks. For more
information, see "Using ASMLib to Mark the Shared Disks as Candidate Disks" on
page 25.
8 Click Ok to create and mount the disks.
9 Repeat step 4 to step 8 to create another disk group for your Flashback
Recovery Area (FRA).
NOTE: Make sure that you label your FRA disk group differently than your
database disk group name. For labeling your Oracle ASM disks, see "Using
ASMLib to Mark the Shared Disks as Candidate Disks" on page 25
10 Click Exit to exit the ASM Configuration Assistant .
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