Modifications to PFILE for recovery on backup system

This is a continuation from another thread, but I'm taking things one step at a time.
I'm starting with a complete RMAN backup and trying to bring the database up on a different machine. Both run Oracle 10gr2 Standard. One is a single-node RAC on Windows 2003, other is standalone on Windows 2008. I'm trying to follow the RMAN recovery steps and now it tells me to edit my PFILE. I have changed all the locations as per the directions, but it is giving me errors with the RAC stuff. Can someone point me at which lines to comment/change/remove? I've tagged the ones I think I need to change but would appreciate some guidance...
ts1.__db_cache_size=343932928   <--
ts1.__java_pool_size=209715200   <--
ts1.__large_pool_size=8388608   <--
ts1.__shared_pool_size=209715200   <--
ts1.__streams_pool_size=8388608   <--
*._optimizer_connect_by_cost_based=false
*.audit_file_dest='D:\Oracle\product\10.2.0\admin\TSBAK\ADUMP'
*.background_dump_dest='D:\Oracle\product\10.2.0\admin\TSBAK\BDUMP'
*.cluster_database=TRUE   <--
*.cluster_database_instances=1
*.compatible='10.2.0.1.0'
*.control_files='+DATA/tsbak/controlfile/current.260.591973329'
*.core_dump_dest='D:\Oracle\product\10.2.0\admin\TSBAK\CDUMP'
*.db_block_size=8192
*.db_create_file_dest='+DATA'
*.db_file_multiblock_read_count=16
*.db_files=1024# INITIAL
*.db_name='TS'   <--
*.global_names=FALSE
clustdb1.instance_name='TS1'   <--
*.instance_number=1
clustdb1.instance_number=1   <--
*.java_pool_size=209715200
*.job_queue_processes=10
*.large_pool_size=8388608
clustdb1.local_listener='LISTENER_TSBAK'   <--
*.local_listener='TSBAK'
*.log_archive_dest_1='LOCATION=+DATA/TSBAK/'
*.log_archive_format='ARC%S_%R.%T'
*.log_buffer=8192# INITIAL
*.log_checkpoint_interval=10000
*.max_dump_file_size='10240'# limit trace file size to 10 K each
*.nls_timestamp_format='YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI.SS.FF'
*.open_cursors=300
*.open_links=4
*.parallel_max_servers=5
*.pga_aggregate_target=203423744
*.processes=250# INITIAL
*.remote_listener='LISTENERS_TSBAK'
*.remote_login_passwordfile='EXCLUSIVE'
clustdb1.remote_login_passwordfile='exclusive'   <--
*.sga_max_size=1317011456
*.sga_target=788529152
*.shared_pool_size=209715200
*.smtp_out_server='mail.mt.net:25'
*.thread=1
clustdb1.thread=1   <--
*.undo_management='AUTO'# For automatic undo management
*.undo_tablespace='UNDOTBS1'
clustdb1.undo_tablespace='UNDOTBS1'   <--
*.user_dump_dest='D:\Oracle\product\10.2.0\admin\TSBAK\UDUMP'

OKay. I was finally able to get things mounted. Here is the modified initialization file:
*.__db_cache_size=343932928
*.__java_pool_size=209715200
*.__large_pool_size=8388608
*.__shared_pool_size=209715200
*.__streams_pool_size=8388608
*._optimizer_connect_by_cost_based=false
*.audit_file_dest='D:\Oracle\product\10.2.0\admin\TSBAK\ADUMP'
*.background_dump_dest='D:\Oracle\product\10.2.0\admin\TSBAK\BDUMP'
*.cluster_database=FALSE
*.cluster_database_instances=1
*.compatible='10.2.0.1.0'
*.control_files='+DATA/tsbak/controlfile/current.260.591973329'
*.core_dump_dest='D:\Oracle\product\10.2.0\admin\TSBAK\CDUMP'
*.db_block_size=8192
*.db_create_file_dest='+DATA'
*.db_file_multiblock_read_count=16
*.db_files=1024# INITIAL
*.db_name='TS'
*.global_names=FALSE
##clustdb1.instance_name='TS1'
*.instance_number=1
##clustdb1.instance_number=1
*.java_pool_size=209715200
*.job_queue_processes=10
*.large_pool_size=8388608
##clustdb1.local_listener='LISTENER_TSBAK'
*.local_listener='LISTENER_TSBAK'
*.log_archive_dest_1='LOCATION=D:\Oracle\product\10.2.0\TSBAK\database\archive'
*.log_archive_format='ARC%S_%R.%T'
*.log_buffer=8192# INITIAL
*.log_checkpoint_interval=10000
*.max_dump_file_size='10240'# limit trace file size to 10 K each
*.nls_timestamp_format='YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI.SS.FF'
*.open_cursors=300
*.open_links=4
*.parallel_max_servers=5
*.pga_aggregate_target=203423744
*.processes=250# INITIAL
*.remote_listener='LISTENER_TSBAK'
*.remote_login_passwordfile='EXCLUSIVE'
##clustdb1.remote_login_passwordfile='exclusive'
*.sga_max_size=1317011456
*.sga_target=788529152
*.shared_pool_size=209715200
*.smtp_out_server='mail.mt.net:25'
*.thread=1
##clustdb1.thread=1
*.undo_management='AUTO'# For automatic undo management
*.undo_tablespace='UNDOTBS1'
##clustdb1.undo_tablespace='UNDOTBS1'
*.user_dump_dest='D:\Oracle\product\10.2.0\admin\TSBAK\UDUMP'My advice for anyone else that has to do this:
1) manually create ALL the directories where the new files are going to go.
2) copy and paste the directories into the new initialization file.
3) make sure to keep a copy of the old one just in case.
4) syntax can be a booger. Check out the LOCATION= in the log_archive_dest_1 parameter...

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    I have a Small Business Server 2008 that we have taken over, and have found that the Exchange has not been backed up over the last 2 years, showing now a total of around 62000 log files,
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    Used Eseutil /D 
    Enabled Circular logging on the Exchange and tried the backup again,
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    Regards
    Sergio Spinola

    Loosing the data is unlikely, and most of those logs will have been committed already.
    If you dismount the store, and run eseutil /mh "dbpath.edb" you can see which log files are required for the store to mount.
    Please review: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2616952/en-us
    Robert Pearman SBS MVP
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