Pearce, Thanks for the documentation. I have a copy and will review it when the year-end, monthly, data work is completed in a few days. Thanks, Ron >>> pearceb@xxxxxxxxxx 07/01/2004 4:50:55 PM >>> Ron: Yes, there is an ASM instance that manages the disks. Our company put together a high-level presentation on ASM a couple of months ago for presentation at an Oracle event. It is not a kernel-level nuts and bolts internals presentation (it was for a mixed audience of technicians and managers), but it does provide an overview of what ASM is and how it works. There is a basic walk-through on how to set it up, query information in it once it is setup, etc. You can snag the PDF off of our website if you're interested: http://www.tenure.com/techloads/10g_ASM_Tenure.pdf I hope this helps answer some of the questions. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------