Dick, ASM is only mandatory with standard edition rac, not if you have an enterprise edition Regards, Freek D'Hooge Uptime Oracle Database Administrator email: freek.dhooge@xxxxxxxxx tel +32(0)3 451 23 82 http://www.uptime.be disclaimer ________________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Goulet, Dick Sent: maandag 28 april 2008 17:07 To: duncan.lawie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Oracle 11g CRS, RAC and ASM on Solaris Duncan, I?m in the middle of planning/implementing a RAC on Solaris cluster. The plan is to: 1) use Oracle cluster services instead of other clusterware, less finger pointing. 2) ASM is mandatory with RAC, you don?t have a choice. ______________________________________________________________ Dick Goulet / Capgemini North America P&C / East Business Unit Senior Oracle DBA / Hosting Office: 508.573.1978 / Mobile: 508.742.5795 / www.capgemini.com Fax: 508.229.2019 / Email: richard.goulet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 45 Bartlett St. / Marlborough, MA 01752 Together: the Collaborative Business Experience ______________________________________________________________ -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l