Re: SVN Migration using tar only, is this possible (without dump or hotcopy)?

On May 13, 2010, at 10:47, Bob Archer wrote:

>> I would love to upgrade from version 1.4.0 (r21228) but a number of
>> repos error out when I attempt to dump/svnhotcopy/svnsync I encounter
>> errors.
>>
>> At this point we are just going to run a legacy 1.4.0 server (on my
>> destination server) and the latest visual svn (and just start from
>> scratch with all new repos). My goal is to just move these old repos
>> to the destination server by whatever means possible (and as of right
>> now... the aforementioned commands aren't working).
>
> Ouch. Have you tried to just upgrade your existing servers to 1.6.11? The newer version of dump or hotcopy or svnsync might work without upgrading the old repository. Of course you can upgrade it inplace using svnadmin upgrade. But, if that fails you will need to restore the repo... (I expect)
>
> As far as just moving the repository folders from one to the other... I'd say give it a shot. Most of what I have read and heard is that will work if you are staying on the same OS and architecture but has problems if you try to move from one to the other... for example, Linux to Windows... not recommended without using dump/load.

He already stated that he is moving from FreeBSD to Windows Server.

I would strongly advise correcting the problems encountered by svnadmin verify before attempting to move the repository to a different server. The fact that svnadmin verify does not complete successfully is a pretty good indicator that the repository *is* corrupt at this point, and moving to a new machine will, at best, leave the repository as corrupt as it is now.
Received on 2010-05-14 06:09:06 CEST