I'd have to defer to other experts on whether it makes much difference to have ASM in hugepages. From what I've read, there's really not much reason to have asm using any hugepages. Chris From: Oleksandr Denysenko [mailto:odenysenko@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 2:09 PM To: Taylor Christopher - Nashville Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; ora_kclosson@xxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Prevent ASM from using any hugepages Taylor, ASM uses memory anyway so why not give hugepages to it ? I see at least one benefit - if there will be paging on the system your ASM's SGA will not be paged out. Oleksandr Denysenko 17.05.2013 21:56 ÐÏÌØÚÏ×ÁÔÅÌØ <Christopher.Taylor2@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Christopher.Taylor2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> ÎÁÐÉÓÁÌ: The reason for this question was nitpicky - ASM is using about 14 hugepages when it starts up which isn't much. Just kind of annoyed me - probably due to lack of sleep lol Chris -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On Behalf Of Christopher.Taylor2@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Christopher.Taylor2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 11:29 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Prevent ASM from using any hugepages Guys/Gals, I'm in the process of configuring hugepages in 10.2.0.4 RAC. Since ASM starts up first, how I do prevent it from using any of the hugepages? Regards! Chris Taylor Oracle DBA Parallon IT&S -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l