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Backup Repos on WIndows
I'm just setting up subversion on a Windows box and plan to have a
backup of the repos on another disk. I have looked at the docs on
mirroring, replication, etc., but wonder if I can use the Windows XP
Backup utility.
I want to do something like this:
initial backup repos to repos.bkf
incremental backup tp repos.bkf
...
incremental backup to repos.bkf
Will that work?
If so, can I recover the full repos in one step?
Thanks.
-Tom
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Re: Backup Repos on WIndows
Posted by Tom Browder <to...@gmail.com>.
On Jan 18, 2008 11:59 AM, Shawn Talbert <st...@exploreconsulting.com> wrote:
> I'll throw our scheme into the mix as well.
>
> We have an automated process that:
>
> *Does a hotcopy of the repo daily, generating a unique backup to a different
> physical drive named after the date of the backup.
>
> *backs up the hotcopy to an encrypted external drive that is taken off-site.
Thanks, Shawn.
-Tom
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RE: Backup Repos on WIndows
Posted by Shawn Talbert <st...@exploreconsulting.com>.
I'll throw our scheme into the mix as well.
We have an automated process that:
*Does a hotcopy of the repo daily, generating a unique backup to a different
physical drive named after the date of the backup.
*backs up the hotcopy to an encrypted external drive that is taken off-site.
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From: Bicking, David (HHoldings, IT) [mailto:David.Bicking@thehartford.com]
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 5:17 AM
To: Tom Browder; users@subversion.tigris.org
Subject: RE: Backup Repos on WIndows
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Browder [mailto:tom.browder@gmail.com]
>
> I'm just setting up subversion on a Windows box and plan to
> have a backup of the repos on another disk. I have looked at
> the docs on mirroring, replication, etc., but wonder if I can
> use the Windows XP Backup utility.
>
>
> -Tom
>
I have a very basic backup process on our box until we get an official
server and support. It might work for you. I have a scheduled task
that shuts down the svnserve, defragments the disk, and dumps the
repository to a volume that is backed up nightly. I set it up to create
dumpfile names based on the date so I can go back to earlier backups if
necessary.
I don't see any reason you can't use a regular backup utility on the
repository if you use FSFS. If you use BDB, shut down the server before
backup begins.
--
David
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Re: Backup Repos on WIndows
Posted by Tom Browder <to...@gmail.com>.
On Jan 18, 2008 7:16 AM, Bicking, David (HHoldings, IT)
<Da...@thehartford.com> wrote:
> I have a very basic backup process on our box until we get an official
> server and support. It might work for you. I have a scheduled task
> that shuts down the svnserve, defragments the disk, and dumps the
> repository to a volume that is backed up nightly. I set it up to create
> dumpfile names based on the date so I can go back to earlier backups if
> necessary.
>
> I don't see any reason you can't use a regular backup utility on the
> repository if you use FSFS. If you use BDB, shut down the server before
> backup begins.
Thank you, David.
-Tom
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RE: Backup Repos on WIndows
Posted by "Bicking, David (HHoldings, IT)" <Da...@thehartford.com>.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Browder [mailto:tom.browder@gmail.com]
>
> I'm just setting up subversion on a Windows box and plan to
> have a backup of the repos on another disk. I have looked at
> the docs on mirroring, replication, etc., but wonder if I can
> use the Windows XP Backup utility.
>
>
> -Tom
>
I have a very basic backup process on our box until we get an official
server and support. It might work for you. I have a scheduled task
that shuts down the svnserve, defragments the disk, and dumps the
repository to a volume that is backed up nightly. I set it up to create
dumpfile names based on the date so I can go back to earlier backups if
necessary.
I don't see any reason you can't use a regular backup utility on the
repository if you use FSFS. If you use BDB, shut down the server before
backup begins.
--
David
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Re: Backup Repos on WIndows
Posted by Tom Browder <to...@gmail.com>.
2008/1/18 Miha Vitorovic <mv...@nil.si>:
> Don't want to beat my own drum, but this ( http://svn.spears.at/ ) howto
> gives you a VBScript that creates incremental dumps of specified
> repository. You can then backup the folder containing these dumps. To load
> the dumps in one go will take a small exercise in (insert your favourite)
> shell scripting.
Thanks very much, Miha.
-Tom
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Re: Backup Repos on WIndows
Posted by Miha Vitorovic <mv...@nil.si>.
"Tom Browder" <to...@gmail.com> wrote on 18.01.2008 12:41:23:
> I'm just setting up subversion on a Windows box and plan to have a
> backup of the repos on another disk. I have looked at the docs on
> mirroring, replication, etc., but wonder if I can use the Windows XP
> Backup utility.
>
> I want to do something like this:
>
> initial backup repos to repos.bkf
> incremental backup tp repos.bkf
> ...
> incremental backup to repos.bkf
>
> Will that work?
>
> If so, can I recover the full repos in one step?
Don't want to beat my own drum, but this ( http://svn.spears.at/ ) howto
gives you a VBScript that creates incremental dumps of specified
repository. You can then backup the folder containing these dumps. To load
the dumps in one go will take a small exercise in (insert your favourite)
shell scripting.
Br,
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Miha Vitorovic
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Customer Support Engineer
NIL Data Communications, Tivolska cesta 48, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Phone +386 1 4746 500 Fax +386 1 4746 501 http://www.NIL.si
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