>> ASM is part of the database kernel - if you want you can run the ASM >> instance and the DB instance using ASM from the same software home. Still= >> I'd think most would want to maintain separate software homes for ASM and= >> databases. >Forgive my obtuseness (it is after all 2 am and I haven't had my first coff= >ee yet), but why would you want to do this? All I can see this causing is = >additional overhead in terms of two sets of software to maintain, install a= >nd so on. I can't see a single benefit to this. Say you have to apply a patch to fix an ASM specific problem. Having a separate OH for the ASM instance you wouldn't have to test/worry about what impact the ASM patch would have on your database. Sten ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at http://www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at http://www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------