Should I be even considering running small Oracle databases inside VMWare's ESX hosted virtual systems? In my situation, I would gladly settle for up to 10% in overhead costs (like slower I/O, lesser potent CPU juice) in exchange for flexibility that comes with virtual hosts if someone who tried it gives a nod... If you tried it and were happy and/or unhappy with results, please let me know (on-list, off-list). Thanks, Branimir Petrovic -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l