2.2.8 Dropping an Oracle ASM Disk Group

You can drop an Oracle ASM disk group.

If you cannot mount a disk group but must drop it, then use the FORCE option with the DROP DISKGROUP command.

  1. Determine the disk group that you want to drop.
    Query the V$ASM_DISKGROUP view on the Oracle ASM instance.
  2. Use the SQL DROP DISKGROUP command to drop the Oracle ASM disk group.

Parent topic: Administering Oracle ASM on Exadata