followed by few srvctl command to add new database , add instance. On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Bobak, Mark <Mark.Bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > It should be pretty straightforward. Just shutdown all instances, set > cluster_database to false, startup mount, run nid, alter database open reset > logs, shutdown, set cluster_database true, and restart all instances. I've > done it many times with no problem. > > -Mark > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 24, 2009, at 0:02, "Kumar Madduri" <ksmadduri@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi > We have an underscore in db name and I want to rename it without _. > As part of that, I want to use > <http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14215/dbnewid.htm> > http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14215/dbnewid.htm > to change the dbname. > When I run this utility I am thinking, it would change the db_name > references in control file as well and > I can still keep the ASM Disk group unchanged. > For sid changes, I need to make changes to init.ora ; recreate password > files and changes to tnsnames. > > Is there anything else that I am missing or any additional steps required > in a rac database. > > Thank you > Kumar > >