Hi Hermant, With version 11 ASM (ASM needs to be available on the node where the database lives), and when using Exadata, filesystemio_options is NOT relevant to the database processes when using files (redo, data, temp) on local ASM managed devices. I am not sure with version 12, probably the locality between the device and the ASM instance which it manages is relevant. When using NFS underneath ASM, I've witnessed filesystemio_options being honoured by the database, which means it needs setting it to 'setall' for the combination AIO+DIO. Which makes sense, because you need to create a file on a (NFS) filesystem to be used as ASM disk device. Frits Hoogland http://fritshoogland.wordpress.com frits.hoogland@xxxxxxxxx Office : +31 20 5939953 Mobile: +31 6 14180860 On 16 Oct 2014, at 11:25, Chitale, Hemant K <Hemant-K.Chitale@xxxxxx> wrote: > Is filesystemio_options relevant when the database is on ASM ? > > > Hemant K Chitale > > > > > This email and any attachments are confidential and may also be privileged. > If you are not the intended recipient, please delete all copies and notify > the sender immediately. You may wish to refer to the incorporation details of > Standard Chartered PLC, Standard Chartered Bank and their subsidiaries at > https://www.sc.com/en/incorporation-details.html.