We have a backup system that has worked for us for 10 years. I was
simply asking if that same system will work. You know the old saying,
"if it aint broke, don't fix it".
Markus Karg wrote:
> Actually I don't know all this discussion whether or not direct FSFS
> access will work.
> Why not just using svnadmin hotcopy (even when you think no one is in
> the office), as it was told in many, many threads before?
> Is there a problem with that command that I don't have heard of? ;-)
>
>
>
> Mit freundlichem Gruss / With kind regards
> Markus KARG, Staatl. gepr. Inf.
> Entwicklung / R & D
> QUIPSY QUALITY GmbH
>
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> Von: Bill Williams [mailto:billwilliams@qcsoftware.com]
> Gesendet: Do 19.01.2006 13:39
> An: users@subversion.tigris.org
> Betreff: svnserve & hotbackup of FSFS without user access
>
> I know there have been several questions asked recently about backing
> performing a hotbackup of FSFS. This one is a little different.
>
> We are a small development company about to start using subversion.
> Currently, I plan on having svnserve running as a daemon on our linux
> server.
>
> We use the tar command to perform a backup every night onto a tape.
> Since out backups are performed after midnight, we do not have
> developers accessing the system; therefore, we should not have any
> issues with changes occuring to the repository as the backup is performed.
>
> My question is will the backup be "good" if svnserve is running but no
> one is accessing the repository? My concern is if svnserve is somehow
> holding files opened (buffered data) which is not committed to the disk.
>
> Thanks
>
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Received on Thu Jan 19 16:02:01 2006