ok so i think i've done everything but 9i install still dont recognize the "cluster" since i dont get the option to install rac, being i'm new at the rac thing, i'm sure its something stupid i've done or missed. How does the installer determine when there is a cluster involved and prompts you to do the install of the software on one/both nodes? thanks, joe PS: rh9 patched kernel to 2.4.20-18.10.1, OCFS, 2.0 Ghz, 1G of ram, external Firewire drive, cluster mgr installed successfully and running on both nodes(ie:ocm). ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------