1. Installation and Upgrade Guide
  2. Configuring Storage for Oracle Automatic Storage Management
  3. Restrictions for Disk Partitions Used By Oracle ASM

7.4 Restrictions for Disk Partitions Used By Oracle ASM

Be aware of the following restrictions when configuring disk partitions for use with Oracle ASM:

  • With x64 Windows, you can create up to 128 primary partitions for each disk.

  • Oracle recommends that you limit the number of partitions you create on a single disk to prevent disk contention. Therefore, you may prefer to use extended partitions rather than primary partitions.

Parent topic: Configuring Storage for Oracle Automatic Storage Management