Am unable to catch your meaning Kevin, if you could be more detailed please? ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kevin Closson Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 11:13 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Conversion of a 3 TB NON-RAC Database To "ASM" - RAC in 10gR2 ? Why not stay with files? What could be the approach to Convert a Large 3 TB NON-RAC Production Database with Datafiles existing on cooked/Mounted Filesystem (UFS) to a 3 instance RAC using "ASM"? **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS***