Patch upgrade 10.2.0.1 to 10.2.0.5 Two node Rac

Dear All,
We are planing to apply Patch one of our RAC 10g relase 10.2.0.1 to 10.2.0.5. Our System is runing 5 databases. All databases are very critical. There is also Asm instance. Is there is any way to achive this without downtime.
Regards,
Awais

Hi,
Prior to 11g, ASM rolling upgrade is not possible. Hence I do not think any work around except using standby.
Regards,
Sharma S

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