Purpose
Creates an alias for the specified system-generated file name.
Syntax and Description
mkalias file alias
Table 10-37 lists the syntax options for the mkalias
command.
Table 10-37 Options for the mkalias command
Option | Description |
---|---|
|
System-generated file name. |
|
Alias for the file name. |
alias
must be in the same disk group as the system-generated file. Only one alias is permitted for each Oracle ASM file.
Example
The following example creates the sysaux.f
alias for the fully qualified file name +data/orcl/DATAFILE/SYSAUX.257.721811945
. Following the mkalias
command, ls
--absolutepath
is run to check the results.
Example 10-46 Using the ASMCMD mkalias command
ASMCMD [+data/orcl/datafile] > mkalias SYSAUX.257.721811945 sysaux.f ASMCMD [+data/orcl/datafile] > ls --absolutepath none => EXAMPLE.265.721812093 +DATA/ORCL/DATAFILE/sysaux.f => SYSAUX.257.721811945 none => SYSTEM.256.721811945 none => UNDOTBS1.258.721811945 none => USERS.259.721811947 sysaux.f