7.6.3 asmtool Command Line Reference

asmtool is a command-line interface for marking (or stamping) disks to be used with Oracle ASM.

Option	Description	Example
-add	Adds or changes stamps. You must specify the hard disk, partition, and new stamp name. If the disk is a raw device or has an existing Oracle ASM stamp, then you must specify the -force option.	asmtool -add [-force] \Device\Harddisk1\Partition1 ORCLDISKASM0 \Device\Harddisk2\Partition1 ORCLDISKASM2 ...
-addprefix	Adds or changes stamps using a common prefix to generate stamps automatically. The stamps are generated by concatenating a number with the prefix specified. If the disk is a raw device or has an existing Oracle ASM stamp, then you must specify the -force option.	asmtool -addprefix ORCLDISKASM [-force] \Device\Harddisk1\Partition1 \Device\Harddisk2\Partition1 ...
-create	Creates an Oracle ASM disk device from a file instead of a partition. Note: Usage of this command is not supported for production environments.	asmtool -create \\server\share\file 1000 asmtool -create D:\asm\asmfile02.asm 240
-list	List available disks. The stamp, windows device name, and disk size in MB are shown.	asmtool -list
-delete	Removes existing stamps from disks.	asmtool -delete ORCLDISKASM0 ORCLDISKASM1...

If user access control (UAC) is enabled, then you must create a desktop shortcut to a command window. Open the command window using the Run as Administrator, right-click the context menu, and launch asmtool.

Note:

If you use -add, -addprefix, or -delete, asmtool notifies the Oracle ASM instance on the local node and on other nodes in the cluster, if available, to rescan the available disks.