Check current RAC nodes root@grac41 Desktop]# olsnodes -n -i -s -t grac42 1 192.168.1.187 Active Unpinned grac43 2 192.168.1.253 Active Unpinned grac41 3 192.168.1.183 Active Unpinned Remove an instance [oracle@grac41 ~]$ srvctl stop instance -d grac4 -i grac42 [oracle@grac41 ~]$ srvctl disable instance -d grac4 -i grac42 [oracle@grac41 ~]$ srvctl remove instance -d grac4 -i grac42 Remove instance from the database grac4? (y/[n]) y Verify status [oracle@grac41 ~]$ srvctl config database -d grac4 Database unique name: grac4 Database name: grac4 Oracle home: /u01/app/oracle/product/11204/racdb Oracle user: oracle Spfile: +DATA/grac4/spfilegrac4.ora Domain: Start options: open Stop options: immediate Database role: PRIMARY Management policy: AUTOMATIC Server pools: grac4 Database instances: grac41,grac43 Disk Groups: DATA Mount point paths: Services: grac41,grac43,my_rac_svc Type: RAC Database is administrator managed --> Instance grac42 successfully removed Add the instance: [oracle@grac41 ~]$ srvctl add instance -d grac4 -i grac42 -n grac42 [oracle@grac41 ~]$ srvctl enable instance -d grac4 -i grac42 [oracle@grac41 ~]$ srvctl start instance -d grac4 -i grac42 [oracle@grac41 ~]$ srvctl status instance -d grac4 -i grac42 Instance grac42 is running on node grac42 [oracle@grac41 ~]$ srvctl config database -d grac4 Database unique name: grac4 .. Database instances: grac41,grac42,grac43