For versions < 11.2 it works. From 11.2 you need to use the default name +ASM[n] (customized names are simply ignored) Cheers, Robert On 11/16/2010 06:45 AM, Bobak, Mark wrote:
Personally, I've never done it. I'd expect it to work. But, I have to ask, why bother? Why the added (unnecessary?) complexity? -Mark*From:* oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *K R*Sent:* Monday, November 15, 2010 7:35 PM *To:* Oracle-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx *Subject:* customized asm instance name All,I am planning to use customized ASM name +ASM_XP0053 ( where xp0053 is the server name) instead of the default +ASMDoes this have any disadvantage . thanks in advance regards Kart