Creating RAC database thru RMAN hot backup

Hi Guys,
I am having ERP PROD database on 2 nodes 116 and 117(RAC) server. We have a scheduled RMAN HOT backup of this database
WE also have ASM implemented.
We have another 2 servers named 36 and 37(RAC and ASM) which has ERP Test Database and the thing is that we want to refresh this
test database using ERP PROD RMAN backup.
Can someone please post the proper steps to restore the RMAN backup to ERP Test database as ASM is alos there.
As it is little urgent for us.
help will be appreciated.
Regards,
Milan Rathod

1. take the backup of production database
rman connect target /
backup as compressed backupset database plus archivelog format '/u01/db/backup/%d_%I_%s_%T';
move the backup to test server (same location /u01/db/backup/ bcoz rman checks for backupset in the same location only)
add the below two lines in the test database-- initTEST.ora file
comment cluster_ parameters in initTEST.ora file
eg:-
DB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT = (+EBAOUATDATADG1/prod/,/u01/db/app/admin/test/)
LOG_FILE_NAME_CONVERT = (+EBAOUATDATADG1/prod/,/u01/db/app/admin/test/)
check the connectivity between prod and test database.
from test
$tnsping PROD
from prod machine
$tnsping TEST
in test server
startup nomount
rman target sys@proddb auxiliary /
duplicate target database to test;
after completion of duplicate/clone step convert the single instance test to rac instance by uncomment the cluster_ parameters in initTEST.ora parameter
startup mount the second node in TEST
ALTER DATABASE ENABLE PUBLIC THREAD 2 ;
alter database open;
hope, this will helps you.
Good Luck

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    We have another 2 servers named 36 and 37(RAC and ASM) which has ERP Test Database and the thing is that we want to refresh this
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