Preface
The Oracle Automatic Storage Management Administrator's Guide describes how to administer Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM) for Oracle Database.
This Preface contains the following topics:
Audience
The audience for this book includes system administrators, database administrators, and storage administrators. The Oracle Automatic Storage Management Administrator's Guide is intended for database and storage administrators who perform the following tasks:
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Administer and manage Oracle ASM
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Configure and administer Oracle ASM
To use this document, you should be familiar with basic Oracle Database concepts and administrative procedures. Also, you might want to review the documentation for Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC). See Related Documents.
Documentation Accessibility
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Access to Oracle Support
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Related Documents
For more information, refer to the following Oracle resources:
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Oracle Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System Administrator's Guide
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Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide
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Platform-specific guides, including Oracle Database, Oracle Grid Infrastructure, and Oracle Real Application Clusters installation guides
See Also:
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Oracle Database Licensing Information User Manual to determine whether a feature is available on your edition of Oracle Database
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Learning Database New Features for a complete description of the new features in this release
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Oracle Database Upgrade Guide for a complete description of the deprecated and desupported features in this release
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