RE: svnsync bookkeeping

Hi,

Giulio T wrote:
> Hello everybody,
>
> I haa production and a DR Subversion server. Both are Linux
> RHEL4 boxes with Subversion 1.4.4. I am using svnsync to keep
> the DR server in sync.
>
> From the Subversion book, I understand that "svnsync stores
> its bookkeeping information in special revision properties on
> revision 0 of the destination repository".
>
> My quesiton is: in case of a DR I can switch to the DR server
> quite easily, but shall I do with the properties on revision
> 0? Could they cause any issue?
>
> Also, after a DR, I was thinking of putting something in
> place to set up a new DR Server and start synchronising with
> it. At this point the properties on revision 0 should
> definately be deleted before starting the sync, right?
>
> Any comments or suggestions are welcome.

Disclaimer: I'm not an authority on svn in any way.

In my experience, the svnsync properties in r0 don't affect operation
of the repository in any way. The trouble is to keep people from
comitting to the DR repo while the master still exists. When disaster
strikes, just let the users access the DR repo, delete the svnsync
properties when you have time and set up a new DR server.

I migrated quite a few peositories that way - set up a sync repository,
disable the old one and have users start using the new one.

I know there are SVN masters out there - please correct me if I'm wrong! :-)

Best regards

Ullrich Jans

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