Rolling upgrade in MAA database with 2 node RAC on each site

All,
I have 2 node rac on SITE A, and it has Physical Standby database on SITE B it also 2 node RAC. Currently it is on 10.2.0.4 on AIX systems. We have mission crictical application runing and we can't aford the downtime of 5 to 6 hr to upgrade our CRS,ASM,DB oracle homes to 11G or even 10.2.0.5. I read rolling upgrade document on metalink and also documnet as well, and come up with following sequence.
SITE A==Primary Site, SITE B == Standby database
1) Shutdown DB on SITE B
2) Take the OS Level Backup of Binaries only on SITE B (Both node), I think this is just a Precautionary Measure
3) Start the DB on SITE B Still Physical Standby database let it synch with primary Site SITE A
4) Convert SITE B to Logical standby database
5) let it run for some time and be the two site SYNCH
6) now stop archivelog shipping to STANDBY SITE SITE B
7) Shutdown SITE B and apply the patch/upgrade binaries (CRS/ASM/DB)
8) Start and upgrade the DB on SITE B
9) Start the logical standby apply (SQL APPLY) and let it catch up with SITE A
10) Now Switchover to logical standby database on SITE B and ask application to connect to SITE B
11) Make sure the archivelogs are moving from SITE B to SITE A and SQL Apply is runing.
12) Now Stop archive log flow from SITE B to SITE A
13) Stop the database/ASM/CRS on SITE A
14) upgrade the SITE A binaries (CRS/ASM/DB)
15) Start and upgrade the DB on SITE A
16) Start the logical standby apply (SQL APPLY) and let it catch up with SITE B
17) Now Switchover Back to SITE A and let the application connect to SITE A
At this point by SITE B is a Logical Standby database
I think these summaries the steps involved in rolling upgrade, but I can't understand how I can go back to my MAA with physical standby database mode?
Does anyone has done this? Can anyone give me some tips or comments on my steps??
Help me if you can... thanks in advance.

Hi,
Is it you want to know the OS/Kernel side setting? You must comply with the following kernel requirements to install the clusterware.
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B28359_01/install.111/b28259/pre_hpux.htm#BABJHCJI
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