On 22/05/2013 12:45 PM, Patterson, Joel wrote: > I never had use for dbhome until someone, (I think Dunbar), uses it to > distinguish between Standard edition and Enterprise edition... dbhome_se > dbhome_ee for example. I often describe DBHome as the 'Basic Unit of Service Level Agreement'. Same initial release, but different patch cycle, or different maintenance cycle - need a new HOME. That new HOME might be on a new server, or the same server. Different initial release and/or patch level - need a new HOME. Different features required, but at the same initial release, and don't want to install the s/w for the features - need a new HOME. (This is the one that catches the ee/se/se1/pe/xe home) Etc. /Hans -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l