Not sure if you got the reply Oracle supports Virtual Nodes - use the following metalink note 356433.1, (Section 2) I don't see any issues wheter its 11i/R12 Let us know - what you decided and also if you run into any issues Cheers > From: Jayakumar.Sriramulu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: ora-apps-dba@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:29:42 -0500 > Subject: Using Virtual Node name for Concurrent Node in R12 > > Hi everyone, > > Anyone have any experience in using Virtual Node name for Concurrent Node in > R12 ?, Looks like Oracle does not support it , But I am guessing we can use > virtual name for failover purposes with some workarounds. > > Anybody have tried this?. Please share your experience. > > Thanks, > Jay > _________________________________________________________________ Feel the heat of news, the thrill of sports, the dazzle of Bollywood and much more on MSN India http://in.msn.com