Ryan, Just because you are using connection pooling, it DOES NOT mean that you are using XA. Similarly, just because you are using XA it does not mean that you are using a connection pool. This is largely application server dependent so you should check what your app server does. If your transactions call components (eg EJBs) that all run within the same address space (or process) it is possible for an application server to ensure that the same (non-XA) connection is "retrieved" from the connection pool each time a component asks for one. JBoss works this way. Of course if your application makes calls to components that exist within difference address spaces (processes or servers) you will have to configure XA to ensure that your transactions execute within the same context. Craig Munday Software Development Manager Giesecke & Devrient Australasia P/L, 32 Birnie Ave, Lidcombe 2141 Phone: +61 2 9646 6200 Fax: +61 2 9749 1678 Craig.Munday@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.gdaus.com.au -----Original Message----- From: Ryan [mailto:ryan.gaffuri@xxxxxxx]=20 Sent: Wednesday, 19 May 2004 12:44 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: ora-4031 & large_pool how does connection pooling automatically use XA? We use IIS for ours? I thought it was all handled at the middle tier? ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "DENNIS WILLIAMS" <DWILLIAMS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 8:38 PM Subject: RE: ora-4031 & large_pool ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------