Jackie, Beware that some Oracle components such as some precompilers are not certified for Linux x86-64. Check carefully the Installation Guide for Linux x86-64 on what is and is not supported. Regards, jq Julio Quijada Lead Programmer Analyst Alfred State College phone: (607) 587-3530 email: quijadjc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jackie Brock Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 1:29 PM To: oracle-l Subject: RE: Hardware recommendations for RedHat X86-64/10gR2 Thanks to all for the helpful recommendations! :-) I have enough to move forward... -Jackie Jackie D. Brock Database Specialist - Systems Evaluation CableLabs(r)