To support all the greatest ASM cluster file system functionality in Oracle Database 11g Release 2, Oracle provides set of command-line tools available for all Unix and Windows platforms. Here’s a summary of all the available commands:

acfsdbg 			Debugs an Oracle ACFS file system.
acfsutil info 	Displays various Oracle ACFS file system information.
acfsutil registry 	Registers an Oracle ACFS file system with the Oracle ACFS mount registry.
acfsutil rmfs 	Removes an Oracle ACFS file system.
acfsutil size 	Resizes an Oracle ACFS file system.
acfsutil snap create Creates a read-only snapshot of an Oracle ACFS file system.
acfsutil snap delete Deletes a read-only snapshot of an Oracle ACFS file system.
acfsutil tune 	Modifies or displays Oracle ACFS tuneables.
advmutil tune 	Modifies or displays Oracle ADVM parameters.
advmutil volinfo 	Displays information about Oracle ADVM volumes.

Let’s start with the acfsutil command. If you are not logged in as root, acfsutil may not be in your path. acfs is located in the /sbin directory. If you are logged in as oracle, you will have to add /sbin to your environment $PATH variable or fully qualify the path of the executable.

You can get the complete list of all the option by displaying the help page with the -h or -help option as shown here:

[root@jin1 ~]# acfsutil -h

Usage: acfsutil [-h] command ...   # (Version 11.2.0.1.0.0)

             -h - help

 Command Subcmd Arguments
-------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------------------
    help                                 - display this message
 version                                 - display ACFS version information
    info fs                              - Display all ACFS file systems
    info fs     [<path> ...]             - Display specific ACFS file sys
    info fs     -o <item> <path>         - Display specific file sys item:
    info fs     -o                           freespace,    totalspace,
    info fs     -o                           mountpoints,  volumes,
    info fs     -o                           available,    ismountpoint,
    info fs     -o                           isavailable,  iscorrupt,
    info fs     -o                           isadvm,       diskgroup,
    info fs     -o                           redundancy,   resizeincrement,
    info fs     -o                           stripewidth,  stripecolumns,
    info fs     -o                           primaryvolume
    info file   <path> [<path> ...]      - Display specific file info
    info id     <file-identifier> <mountpoint> -
    info id           Display the pathname associated with the given
    info id           ACFS file identifier and mountpoint.
    rmfs        <device>                 - Remove unmounted ACFS file sys
    size        [-|+]nnn[K|M|G|T|P] [-d <device>] <path> - Resize file system
registry        [-l]                     - Display registry contents
registry        -l <mountpoint>          - Display a specific mount point
registry        -l <device>              - Display a specific device
registry        -m <device>              - Display a specific mount point associated with a device
registry        -a [-f] [-o <opts>] [-n <nodes>] <device> <mountpoint> - Add a mount point
registry        -d [<mountpoint> | <device>] - Delete a mount point or a device
    tune        AcfsMaxOpenFiles         - Maximum number of open files
    tune                                   (Windows only)
    snap create <snap_name> <mountpoint> - create a file system snapshot
    snap delete <snap_name> <mountpoint> - delete a file system snapshot
[root@jin1 ~]# acfsutil version
acfsutil version: 11.2.0.1.0.0
[root@jin1 ~]# acfsutil info fs
/apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts
    ACFS Version: 11.2.0.1.0.0
    flags:        MountPoint,Available
    mount time:   Wed Sep  9 00:45:39 2009
    volumes:      1
    total size:   5368709120
    total free:   5317926912
    primary volume: /dev/asm/vol_rpts-340
        label:
        flags:                 Primary,Available,ADVM
        on-disk version:       39.0
        allocation unit:       4096
        major, minor:          252, 174081
        size:                  5368709120
        free:                  5317926912
        ADVM diskgroup         DATA
        ADVM resize increment: 268435456
        ADVM redundancy:       unprotected
        ADVM stripe columns:   4
        ADVM stripe width:     131072
    number of snapshots:  0
    snapshot space usage: 0
/apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_logfile
    ACFS Version: 11.2.0.1.0.0
    flags:        MountPoint,Available
    mount time:   Fri Sep 11 07:21:55 2009
    volumes:      1
    total size:   3221225472
    total free:   2990030848
    primary volume: /dev/asm/vol_logfile-340
        label:                 Log Volume
        flags:                 Primary,Available,ADVM
        on-disk version:       39.0
        allocation unit:       4096
        major, minor:          252, 174082
        size:                  3221225472
        free:                  2990030848
        ADVM diskgroup         DATA
        ADVM resize increment: 268435456
        ADVM redundancy:       unprotected
        ADVM stripe columns:   4
        ADVM stripe width:     131072
    number of snapshots:  3
    snapshot space usage: 106496
/apps/oracle/acfsmounts/lobdata
    ACFS Version: 11.2.0.1.0.0
    flags:        MountPoint,Available
    mount time:   Sat Sep 12 13:47:06 2009
    volumes:      1
    total size:   4294967296
    total free:   4248444928
    primary volume: /dev/asm/vol_lob-484
        label:
        flags:                 Primary,Available,ADVM
        on-disk version:       39.0
        allocation unit:       4096
        major, minor:          252, 247809
        size:                  4294967296
        free:                  4248444928
        ADVM diskgroup         LOBDATA
        ADVM resize increment: 268435456
        ADVM redundancy:       unprotected
        ADVM stripe columns:   4
        ADVM stripe width:     131072
    number of snapshots:  0
    snapshot space usage: 0
[root@jin1 ~]# acfsutil info fs /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts
/apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts
    ACFS Version: 11.2.0.1.0.0
    flags:        MountPoint,Available
    mount time:   Wed Sep  9 00:45:39 2009
    volumes:      1
    total size:   5368709120
    total free:   5317926912
    primary volume: /dev/asm/vol_rpts-340
        label:
        flags:                 Primary,Available,ADVM
        on-disk version:       39.0
        allocation unit:       4096
        major, minor:          252, 174081
        size:                  5368709120
        free:                  5317926912
        ADVM diskgroup         DATA
        ADVM resize increment: 268435456
        ADVM redundancy:       unprotected
        ADVM stripe columns:   4
        ADVM stripe width:     131072
    number of snapshots:  0
    snapshot space usage: 0
[oracle@jin1 ~]$ /sbin/acfsutil info fs -o freespace -o totalspace /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts
5368709120
[oracle@jin1 ~]$ /sbin/acfsutil info fs -o freespace -o totalspace -o volumes /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts
1
[oracle@jin1 ~]$ /sbin/acfsutil info fs -o volumes /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts1
[oracle@jin1 ~]$ /sbin/acfsutil info fs -o redundancy  /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts
unprotected
[oracle@jin1 ~]$ /sbin/acfsutil info fs -o diskgroup  /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts
DATA
[oracle@jin1 ~]$ /sbin/acfsutil info fs -o mountpoints  /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts
/apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts
[oracle@jin1 ~]$ /sbin/acfsutil info fs -o stripewidth  /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts
131072
[oracle@jin1 ~]$ /sbin/acfsutil info fs -o stripecolumns  /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts
4
[oracle@jin1 ~]$ /sbin/acfsutil info fs -o resizeincrement  /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts
268435456
[oracle@jin1 ~]$ /sbin/acfsutil info fs -o freespace  /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts
5317926912
[oracle@jin1 ~]$ /sbin/acfsutil info fs -o primaryvolume  /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts
/dev/asm/vol_rpts-340
[oracle@jin1 ~]$ /sbin/acfsutil info fs -o totalspace  /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts
5368709120

Shrink the file system by 2G

In this example, we will shrink the file system by 2G down to 3G:

[oracle@jin1 ~]$ /sbin/acfsutil size -2G -d /dev/asm/vol_rpts-340 /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts
acfsutil size: new file system size: 3221225472 (3072MB)

[oracle@jin1 ~]$ df -h
Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00
                      122G   11G  106G   9% /
/dev/sda1              99M   12M   82M  13% /boot
tmpfs                 1.1G  154M  874M  15% /dev/shm
.host:/               163G  149G   15G  92% /mnt/hgfs
/dev/asm/vol_rpts-340
                      3.0G   49M  3.0G   2% /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts
/dev/asm/vol_logfile-340
                      3.0G  221M  2.8G   8% /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_logfile
/dev/asm/vol_lob-484  4.0G   45M  4.0G   2% /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/lobdata

Increase the file system by 2G

In this example, we will increase the file system by 2G and put the file system back to 5G.

[oracle@jin1 ~]$ /sbin/acfsutil size +2G -d /dev/asm/vol_rpts-340 /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts
acfsutil size: new file system size: 5368709120 (5120MB)

[oracle@jin1 ~]$ df -h
Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00
                      122G   11G  106G   9% /
/dev/sda1              99M   12M   82M  13% /boot
tmpfs                 1.1G  154M  874M  15% /dev/shm
.host:/               163G  149G   15G  92% /mnt/hgfs
/dev/asm/vol_rpts-340
                      5.0G   49M  5.0G   1% /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts
/dev/asm/vol_logfile-340
                      3.0G  221M  2.8G   8% /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_logfile
/dev/asm/vol_lob-484  4.0G   45M  4.0G   2% /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/lobdata
[oracle@jin1 ~]$ /sbin/acfsutil registry -h
Usage: acfsutil [-h] registry [-l]                     - Display registry contents
                -l <mountpoint>          - Display a specific mount point
                -l <device>              - Display a specific device
                -m <device>              - Display a specific mount point associated with a device
                -a [-f] [-o <opts>] [-n <nodes>] <device> <mountpoint> - Add a mount point
                -d [<mountpoint> | <device>] - Delete a mount point or a device

[oracle@jin1 ~]$ /sbin/acfsutil registry -l
Device : /dev/asm/vol_rpts-340 : Mount Point : /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts : Options : none : Nodes : all : Disk Group : DATA : Volume : VOL_RPTS
Device : /dev/asm/vol_logfile-340 : Mount Point : /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_logfile : Options : none : Nodes : all : Disk Group : DATA : Volume : VOL_LOGFILE

[oracle@jin1 ~]$ /sbin/acfsutil registry -l /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts
Device : /dev/asm/vol_rpts-340 : Mount Point : /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts : Options : none : Nodes : all : Disk Group : DATA : Volume : VOL_RPTS

[oracle@jin1 ~]$ /sbin/acfsutil registry -m /dev/asm/vol_rpts-340
/apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts

[oracle@jin1 ~]$ /sbin/acfsutil registry -l /dev/asm/vol_rpts-340
Device : /dev/asm/vol_rpts-340 : Mount Point : /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts : Options : none : Nodes : all : Disk Group : DATA : Volume : VOL_RPTS
[oracle@jin1 ~]$ /sbin/acfsutil snap create -h
Usage: acfsutil [-h] snap create <snap_name> <mountpoint> - create a file system snapshot
[oracle@jin1 ~]$ /sbin/acfsutil snap create 13Sep2009_rpts /apps/oracle/acfsmounts/data_vol_rpts
acfsutil snap create: Snapshot operation is complete.