ASM is just a file system Oracle made.
Its configuration is very complex, but DBA is responsible for that and they do everything about ASM configuration.
For SharePlex, ASM is just one of the file systems.
The good thing is that ASM is a cluster file system, so customer can keep archived logs in ASM area, and SharePlex can access the archived log files from other servers easily.
On the normal file system, SharePlex just needs to get the redolog location and access it directly. That’s it.
But, we should consider more on ASM area.
ASM authentication
SharePlex should consider about ASM authentication.
Simply, there are 2 methods, one is OS authentication, and the other is TNS.
You can think of OS authentication as a BEQ method.
TNS connection is the same as database TNS connection.
OSASM group(normally asmdba group) provides OS authentication for the SYSASM system privilege
Members of the OSASM group are authorized to connect using the SYSASM privilege and have full access to Oracle ASM
The point is that to use OS authentication instead of TNS, SharePlex installation owner should be in OSASM group.
Otherwise, you will run into the issues in terms of access denied.
On the other hand, if you want to use TNS method for ASM connection, SharePlex owner doesn’t need to be in OSASM group.