Hi Don, CRS_HOME is shorthand reference for where you've installed your Oracle Clusterware. It's the "Oracle Home" for your clusterware software. The term CRS comes from the old name for Oracle Clusterware, which was Cluster Ready Services. -Mark -- Mark J. Bobak Senior Oracle Architect ProQuest Information & Learning For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled. --Richard P. Feynman, 1918-1988 ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Freeman, Donald Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 9:03 AM To: kevinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Oracle Supported RAC Configuration I'm using Oracle 9.2.0.7 on Windows 2003 Server. I can't find any log with this name or any reference to CRS home on Windows. Is this a 10G thing or a Unix thing? -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kevin Closson Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 3:29 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Oracle Supported RAC Configuration right... thanks Matt...so if you are getting Oracle ATONTRI (Ask the Other Node To Reboot Itself), you should look into the ocssd.log and the myraid other logs under CRS home. The ocssd.log will have messages about why the "eviction" has taken place. ________________________________ From: Matthew Zito [mailto:mzito@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 12:26 PM To: dofreeman@xxxxxxxxxxx; kevinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Oracle Supported RAC Configuration If I may bridge the gap - Donald is referring to the ethernet switch, Kevin is referring to Fibre Channel. FWIW, oracle doesn't require a dedicated switch for the (717) 703-5782