Upgrading rac database

Hello i am using linux 4 os and oracle 10g(10.2.0.1) version now i am going to upgrade oracle 10g(10.2.0.4) and database is on san.I am using ASM for storage and 2 node rac.My ASM,CRS,RDBMS homes are different that asm and adbms home are different.Now plz tell me the procedure to upgrade.
thanks
Edited by: user629298 on Sep 8, 2009 10:03 AM

Why not simply read the Installation Notes that covers the upgrade steps?

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RegardsHi,
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readme.html
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