Valid One-Time Backup Strategy?

I wanted to get some feedback on a one-time backup strategy. We currently run RMAN incremental level 0 backups once a week, then run incremental level 1 backups nightly. These seem sufficient for our needs.
In the near future, though, we are planning an upgrade of 9i to 10g. In case we need to undo the upgrade, I want to make sure I have all bases covered when performing this upgrade. My strategy is:
- Run a level 1 incremental right before starting the upgrade.
- Shut down the instance
- Backup the entire ORACLE_HOME(without the data files) using OS commands(tar)
- Backup the entire oraInventory directory.
If I needed to restore the 9i database to its pre-upgrade condition, I would simply untar the ORACLE_HOME, the oraInventory and then run an rman restore and recover.
Is there any flaw in this strategy?
Thanks, Nick

RMAN Compatibility Matrix and Guide (Note:73431.1)
https://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/showdoc?db=NOT&id=73431.1&blackframe=1
Bye, Aron

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