When this alert surfaces in your alert log or monitoring dashboard (like Enterprise Manager), it means ASM has identified a specific issue that could potentially impact the availability or performance of your storage layer.
Leo’s heart sank. In the world of Oracle ASM , "1 new failure" is rarely just one thing; it's the tip of an iceberg. asm health checker found 1 new failures
Execute the CHECK command: ALTER DISKGROUP CHECK ALL; Note: This checks for consistency but does not fix errors. If errors are found, you may need to involve Oracle Support. Scenario C: Space Pressure When this alert surfaces in your alert log
An "ASM health checker found 1 new failures" message in Oracle (AHF/ORAchk) signals a logged incident in the Automatic Diagnostic Repository (ADR), often caused by disk connectivity issues, failed rebalances, or metadata corruption. Immediate investigation requires using ADRCI to identify the specific incident and checking V$ASM_DISK for failed or dropped disks. Detailed diagnostic procedures are available from Oracle Help Center at Oracle Help Center . Execute the CHECK command: ALTER DISKGROUP CHECK ALL;
Sometimes the failure is not about the disks themselves, but about the ASM instance’s ability to manage them—such as running out of processes or memory in the SGA. 4. How to Resolve the Failure