A VLAN is what we normally recommend if the customer does not have access to a secondary switch just for the interconnect. Bryan _____ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Sharples Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 1:45 PM To: kevinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Oracle Supported RAC Configuration On a second note, whats a zoned switch? On 05/06/06, Kevin Closson <kevinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: You can use a zoned switch.