| Oracle® Database Reference 11g Release 2 (11.2) Part Number E25513-03 | 
 | 
| 
 | PDF · Mobi · ePub | 
In an Automatic Storage Management instance, V$ASM_CLIENT identifies databases using disk groups managed by the ASM instance. In a database instance, V$ASM_CLIENT displays information about the ASM instance if the database has any open ASM files.
| Column | Datatype | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| GROUP_NUMBER | NUMBER | Number of the disk group being used by the client database instance (foreign key to the V$ASM_DISKGROUPview) | 
| INSTANCE_NAME | VARCHAR2(64) | Identifier for the database instance client | 
| DB_NAME | VARCHAR2(8) | Unique database name of the database client instance | 
| STATUS | VARCHAR2(12) | Status of the client connection: 
 | 
| SOFTWARE_VERSION | VARCHAR2(60) | Software version number of the database or Automatic Storage Management instance for the selected disk group connection | 
| COMPATIBLE_VERSION | VARCHAR2(60) | Compatibility setting of the database or Automatic Storage Management instance for the selected disk group connection |