OS Level Backup

Dear Team,
Our SAP ECC 6.0 is running on HP Unix . I want to take OS level backup .
So that my OS ,SAP Installation, Oracle Installation ,SAP Data File every thing . I want to take backup.
Right now I am using backup via DB13 . In this only SAP Data, Redolog & Control file backup is comming.
Thanks
RAJ

you worte:
I want to take OS Level backup So that if any file system crased or Hdd Crased. I can restote from backup, If ant Perameter or scrept has bben modified in Unix level . I can restore that one.
I do not remember seeing so many typos... except in my own responses
anyways, talk to your Unix admin. he knows which solution is the best and he would be responsible of bringing back the OS, you are responsible for reinstall SAP, Oracle and restoring DB.

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trying to perform system state backup for one of the server its unable to run. Last week we have performed the system state backup without any issue.
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856256 wrote:
DB : 10gR2/11gR2
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can we take a schema backup into one rman backup piece?
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http://www.samsung.com/in/support/category/storage/solidstatedrive/
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