ASM exists to manage file storage for the RDBMS
- ASM does NOT perform I/O on behalf of the RDBMS
- I/O is performed by the RDBMS processes as it does with other storage types
- Thus, ASM is not an intermediary for I/O (would be a bottleneck)
- I/O can occur synchronously or asynchronously depending on the value of the DISK_ASYNCH_IO parameter
- Disks are RAW devices to ASM
- Files that can be stored in ASM: typical database data files, control files, redologs, archivelogs, flashback logs, spfiles, RMAN backups and incremental tracking bitmaps, datapump dumpsets.
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