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ASMCMD Cp Creates Files In +DATA/ASM Instead Of Destination Specified (Doc ID 1488934.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 13, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.3 to 20.3.0.0.0 Preview [Release 11.2 to 20.0]
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

On : 11.2.0.3 version, STORAGE
Copying files from file system to ASM using asmcmd cp does not create files in the destination but creates them in +DATA/ASM/DATAFILE and creates an alias to it in +DATA/DB/DATAFILE.

Cause

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