the only reason i can see is the network trafic, otherwise u can run all the services on different nodes. On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 12:25 PM, k srinivas <k.sridba@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi DBAs, > > In Multinode setup with 2 nodes,usually we go for > > DB/CM/Report server one one node > and > Forms/Web server on second node > > Whts the logic behind DB/CM/Report sever on same node. > > Thanks in advance. > > > -- Affectionately Yours Pravin R C