You can actually run Oracle restart without ASM. I have done so in 12, 18,
and 19. Its kind of wasteful of space, but if the disk is cheap the
management is useful. Steps are in the blog below, and they have been
tested up through 19c.
https://dbakerber.wordpress.com/2017/11/07/oracle-restart-on-file-system/
On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 7:55 AM Sallie Cottingham <
Sallie.Cottingham@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi –
We currently have a 2 node Oracle RAC and will be going to a Stand Alone
DB simply because RAC is overkill for the applications we have. I also
have 2 stand alone DBs and for those I’m using ASM and Oracle Restart. I
like ASM and also like the tools that can be used with Oracle Restart
(srvctl, crsctl). But, in looking to move to a pure stand alone
environment, I’d like to get your opinions on using ASM and Oracle Restart
vs using regular file storage. We are a smaller shop and I’m the only
official Oracle DBA and I’ve had a hard time trying to get the SQL Server
DBA to engage enough in order for me to feel like I have a good backup
resource. So I guess I’m wondering if I just went to simple standalone
with no GI/Oracle Restart/ASM, do you think that would be easier to manage
for someone who is not as familiar with Oracle? And also would that be
easier for upgrades and patching? I’ve always used GI/ASM so I’m just
trying to look at it from all perspectives – so I can take a vacation
without being worried about who’s minding the shop!
I would appreciate your thoughts on this.
Thanks!
*Sallie Cottingham, OCP*
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Comptroller of the Treasury
Technology Solutions
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