No, in 10g you need to list the addresses of all the cluster nodes. But really, this should not become a problem as you will never have that many cluster nodes. Maybe we can do a little poll here on the list: What is the maximum number of cluster nodes you have in your RAC? Regards, Freek D'Hooge Uptime Oracle Database Administrator email: freek.dhooge@xxxxxxxxx tel +32(0)3 451 23 82 http://www.uptime.be disclaimer: www.uptime.be/disclaimer --- From: Saad Khan [mailto:saad4u@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: woensdag 24 augustus 2011 16:52 To: D'Hooge Freek Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: A basic RAC question.. need a quick reply Thanks guyz. Is there any option in Oracle 10g as well?? -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l