Hi, On 4/18/05, Alex Gorbachev <gorbyx@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > We are running RAC and non-RAC databases from the same Oracle home. We > are on HP ServiceGuard as well. > You can also have separate oracle homes relinked with/without RAC option. >=20 When you do a patch do you patch everything at the same time, e.g. all RAC nodes and all their shared homes? Did patching influence your decision for same Oracle home? Regards, Mike Thomas -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l