Installing the ASM Server

The ASM Server consists of two components:
  • The ASM Server.
  • A client command line interface, (asm_cli).

For more information about the command line interface, see Management from command line.

Several graphical user interface-based utilities are available to configure and manage the ASM Server. These utilities are called the ASM configuration (UI) utilities, and run as a snap-in on the Microsoft Management Console (MMC).

For information on how to use these utilities, see Configuring services and instances.

The command line interface of ASM provides functionality similar to the MMC snap in, AsmSnapin.

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To use the ASM Server, you must:

  1. Start the server, as discussed in Starting the ASM server.
  2. Configure the server after installation, as described in Configuring services and instances