On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 2:47 PM, Baumgartel, Paul <paul.baumgartel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I understand that many people use ASM in conjunction with Symmetrix, etc., > but I don't see how just pooling the storage and presenting it to the > database is worth the effort (and the limitations, as there are certain > operations in, e.g., RMAN, that aren't supported with ASM). What do you mean RMAN isn't supported with ASM? RMAN is the *only* backup solution available when you use ASM. -- Don Seiler http://seilerwerks.wordpress.com ultimate: http://www.mufc.us -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l