RMAN archive logs backup and restore in RAC environment.

Hello All,
I have a 8 node RAC using ASM production database and a single node standby database using ASM. I have archive log gap on the standby database and the archive logs on the primary database is backed up and removed.
I need to resync the standby database using RMAN backup/restore.
Could you please help me on how to backup the specific archive logs file (all threads) from production and restore/recover the standby database. Any specific RMAN script or Metalink ID will help alot.
Details:
Source: 8 node RAC, ASM, Linux,
target: Non-RAC, ASM, Linux.
Regards,

You can try LIKE clause of BACKUP ARCHIVELOG such as:
RMAN> backup archivelog like '%XE%2010%20%';
Starting backup at 20-AUG-10
using channel ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting archive log backupset
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying archive log(s) in backup set
input archive log thread=1 sequence=58 recid=19 stamp=727519553
input archive log thread=1 sequence=59 recid=20 stamp=727544121
input archive log thread=1 sequence=60 recid=21 stamp=727544127
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 20-AUG-10
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 20-AUG-10
piece handle=C:\ORACLEXE\APP\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\XE\BACKUPSET\2010_08_20\
O1_MF_ANNNN_TAG20100820T154401_66X1O353_.BKP tag=TAG20100820T154401 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:04
Finished backup at 20-AUG-10or you can try SEQUENCE clause:
RMAN> backup archivelog sequence between 58 and 60 thread 1;
Starting backup at 20-AUG-10
using channel ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting archive log backupset
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying archive log(s) in backup set
input archive log thread=1 sequence=58 recid=19 stamp=727519553
input archive log thread=1 sequence=59 recid=20 stamp=727544121
input archive log thread=1 sequence=60 recid=21 stamp=727544127
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 20-AUG-10
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 20-AUG-10
piece handle=C:\ORACLEXE\APP\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\XE\BACKUPSET\2010_08_20\
O1_MF_ANNNN_TAG20100820T154911_66X1YRJL_.BKP tag=TAG20100820T154911 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:04
Finished backup at 20-AUG-10or
RMAN> backup archivelog sequence between 58 and 60;
Starting backup at 20-AUG-10
using channel ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting archive log backupset
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying archive log(s) in backup set
input archive log thread=1 sequence=58 recid=19 stamp=727519553
input archive log thread=1 sequence=59 recid=20 stamp=727544121
input archive log thread=1 sequence=60 recid=21 stamp=727544127
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 20-AUG-10
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 20-AUG-10
piece handle=C:\ORACLEXE\APP\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\XE\BACKUPSET\2010_08_20\
O1_MF_ANNNN_TAG20100820T154748_66X1W5Z0_.BKP tag=TAG20100820T154748 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:04
Finished backup at 20-AUG-10See http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/backup.102/b14194/rcmsynta008.htm#i78730

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