Tom, Start with the latest patchset. Patching with E-Biz is a full-time job (no kidding!), so best start out as far ahead as possible... Be aware of the separation of "apps-tier" and "db-tier". The "db-tier" of E-Biz can be any old generic RDBMS, but that necessitates that everything about E-Biz go into the "apps-tier" (i.e. Forms, portal, concurrent manager). Sometimes, folks like to install ConcMgr into the "db-tier". Personally, I see that as needed only if the load on ConcMgr is so high that the network proves to be a bottleneck. Note the use of the phrase "proves to be"... :-) You'll be happier with a separate LPAR for the "apps-tier", though it is fairly common to have both tiers on the same LPAR/server in small configurations. Hope this helps1 -Tim on 5/20/05 7:00 AM, Mercadante, Thomas F (LABOR) at Thomas.Mercadante@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > All, > > We are just starting a project using Oracle Financials (General Ledger & > Chart of Accounts). Is it appropriate to install this software on the > same machine as our other Oracle Database Server? Should I create a > separate Oracle Home? We are on an IBM AIX box - should I suggest a > separate LPAR on this machine (basically acts like a separate machine)? > > > > We have version 11.5.9 in house. Should we start with the latest patch > set (it looks like 11.5.10 is available)? > > > > Thanks. > > > Tom > > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l