hi ravi, yes, I support Allen which is better is debatable :) having our own scripts and emailing from the server is better option, cause sometimes you have more than one reciepents..consider a large organisation where OS sysadmin, network admin may be groups like dba groups and they also must be made aware dba issues which are related hosts, space on disks/mount points, workflow notificaitons using IMAP, network cards etc.. thanks..subodh On 24 May 2010 20:45, Ravi Madabhushanam <ravi.madabhushanam@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Hello All, > > I need a clarification regarding EM Grid Control licensing. > > As per my knowledge Grid control is not licensed separately. Licensing is > done at the target database/component level. Now I've a requirement to > monitor multiple 11g databases using Enterprise Manager Grid Control. We > have not purchased any monitoring packs like Diagnostics or Tuning including > any specific host management packs. In that case can I still use Grid > control for basic monitoring of all these databases. Of course I will not be > using any management pack related functionality. Even we are considering to > turn off these packs in init.ora. > > Could you all please share your advice on this. > > Thank you. > > Regards, > Ravi.M > > -- ============================== DO NOT FORGET TO SMILE TODAY ==============================