It seems there are a number of methods to convert a stand-alone database to a RAC database.. but it's not clear to me if I have to first move the stand-alone database onto the cluster first.. the stand-alone presently sits on a separate server on the same network. Can someone clarify that for me? Details: stand-alone is not using ASM, and sits on a stand-alone server the RAC cluster is on the same network, and presently runs only one test database. Both are the same version of Oracle (11.2) and same o/s (RHEL6). Thank you! -ck