It could be one of those things where someone deleted it and next time the asm instance is restarted, it should recreate the alert.log. joe _______________________________________ Joe Testa, Oracle Certified Professional Senior Engineering & Administration Lead (Work) 614-677-1668 (Cell) 614-312-6715 From: "Igor Polishchuk" <Igor.Polishchuk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 11/23/2010 10:54 AM Subject: ASM alert.log is missing Sent by: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Hello, I recently found out that alert.log is missing for ASM instance. The system is working without any problems and I don’t remember when I’ve seen this file last time. Is it normal to work without alert.log for ASM? Thanks, Igor. The information contained in this E-mail message is intended for the personal and confidential use of the designated recipient(s) named above. This message and all communication contained herein is privileged and confidential. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this E-mail message in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify MTD PRODUCTS INC immediately by calling (330) 225-2600.