Robert, You don't need to store the database in ASM. The design if Grid Infrastructure however includes ASM binaries, if you like them or not :) By the way the Oracle Local Registry keeps track of the meta data required for operating Oracle Restart, there is no OCR or voting files for that matter. I personally like the idea of Oracle Restart, as it gives me a unified interface to managing databases (especially across platforms). Hope this helps, Martin Bach Oracle Certified Master 10g http://martincarstenbach.wordpress.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/martincarstenbach ----- Reply message ----- From: "Storey, Robert (DCSO)" <RStorey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, Jun 29, 2011 17:51 Subject: Oracle restart To: "oracle-l-freelists" <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Is it possible to install Oracle Restart without using/installing ASM for a 11gR2 standalone server? As I read the documentation, it seems like you cannot do one without the other. thanks