In Oracle RAC, what is the Automatic Storage System POWER_LIMIT?
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"The Automatic Storage System POWER_LIMIT is the parameter that controls the number of allocation units the ASM instance can rebalance at any given moment. In ASM versions below 11.2.0.3, the default value is 11. However, this has been changed to unlimited in later versions."
