We are using separate homes for ASM and db and it works fine.You need to switch the server to work from ASM home, then you activate DBCA and configure the ASM and activate the instance. Then you switch the server to work from db home and use DBCA to build the database.
Adar Yechiel Rechovot, Israel Smith, Steven K - MSHA wrote:
We are installing ASM in its own oracle home.The oracle home for the databases that will also be on the server will be installed in its own oracle home (recommended by oracle to separate patch/upgrade areas.Does anyone have a link to a white paper or experience with exactly what options are required to be installed in the ASM oracle home directory? We are trying to minimize the software footprint and minimize patch time in the ASM oracle home by not installing options that are not necessary for ASM to operate.ThanksSteve Smith Desk: 303-231-5499 Fax: 303-231-5696 ------------------------------------------------------------------------*From:* oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *sol beach*Sent:* Tuesday, March 18, 2008 3:49 PM *To:* oracle_l *Subject:* IMPDB & UTF8While researching a problem we have I came across Note: **144808.1 *** **it says in part....***For the moment, do NOT use Expdp/Impdp when going to UTF8 or a other multibytecharacterset on ALL 10g versions including 10.2.0.3 <http://10.2.0.3> and 11.1.0.6 <http://11.1.0.6>.It will provoke data corruption! This is caused by the impdp Bug 5874989. <https://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/showdoc?db=Bug&id=5874989.>The "old" exp/imp work fine. This problem is fixed in the upcoming10.2.0.4 <http://10.2.0.4> and 11.1.0.7 <http://11.1.0.7> patchsets. For 10.2.0.2 <http://10.2.0.2> and 10.2.0.3 <http://10.2.0.3> you can ask a backport for Bug 5874989 <https://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/showdoc?db=Bug&id=5874989> if you need to use expdp/impdp. So now I am back to using exp/imp again. :-(