2.3 Administering Oracle Exadata Storage Server Grid Disks with Oracle ASM

Use the following procedures for managing grid disks used with Oracle ASM.

• Naming Conventions for Oracle Exadata Storage Server Grid Disks
  Using a consistent naming convention helps to identify Exadata components.
• Changing an Oracle Exadata Storage Server Grid Disk That Belongs to an Oracle ASM Disk Group
  Before you change a grid disk that belongs to an Oracle ASM disk group, you must consider how the change might affect the Oracle ASM disk group to which the grid disk belongs.
• Resizing Grid Disks
  You can resize grid disks and Oracle ASM disk groups to shrink one with excess free space and increase the size of another that is near capacity.
• Determining Which Oracle ASM Disk Group Contains an Oracle Exadata Storage Server Grid Disk
  If a grid disk name matches the Oracle ASM disk name, and the name contains the Oracle ASM disk group name, then you can determine the Oracle ASM disk group to which the grid disk belongs.
• Determining Which Oracle Exadata Storage Server Grid Disks Belong to an Oracle ASM Disk Group
  If a grid disk name contains the Oracle ASM disk group name, then you can use SQL commands on the Oracle ASM instance to list the Oracle ASM disk group names.
• Handling Disk Replacement
  If a disk has a problem, the physical disk status changes.