Re: Taped backup of hotcopied repository

Toal, Michael (GE EntSol, Intelligent Platforms) wrote:
> Can anyone tell me if a taped backup of a hotcopied repository is safe?
>
> We have an IT taped backup of a directory which has repositories
> hotcopied into.
>
> My concern was that if the hotcopy was being performed at the same time
> as the taped backup, then the taped backup could catch the directory
> half was through the hotcopy.
>

A taped hotcopy is "safe" if you copy to tape after the hotcopy has
completed. If they occur at the same time, who knows.

The hotcopy is a full working repository so could check its integrity by
running "svnadmin verify" against it.

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Received on 2009-01-15 21:35:22 CET