> ASM is part of the database kernel - if you want you can run the ASM > instance and the DB instance using ASM from the same software home. Still= > I'd think most would want to maintain separate software homes for ASM and= > databases. Forgive my obtuseness (it is after all 2 am and I haven't had my first coff= ee yet), but why would you want to do this? All I can see this causing is = additional overhead in terms of two sets of software to maintain, install a= nd so on. I can't see a single benefit to this. = Pete = "Controlling developers is like herding cats." Kevin Loney, Oracle DBA Handbook = "Oh no, it's not. It's much harder than that!" Bruce Pihlamae, long-term Oracle DBA -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] = On Behalf Of Rognes, Sten Sent: Friday, 2 July 2004 6:50 AM To: 'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: RE: 10g show stoppers > I don't have ASM installed on my play box yet. If I remember correctly > ASM is a separate install and is started > seperately from the Oracle instance then they talk to each other. ASM is part of the database kernel - if you want you can run the ASM instance and the DB instance using ASM from the same software home. Still I'd think most would want to maintain separate software homes for ASM and databases. Dependent on your OS you might have to install addition software such as ASMlibs for Linux. Sten ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------