Searching for “backup” in GoCD’s documentation should provide you all the information regarding it.
https://docs.gocd.org On Fri, 27 May 2022 at 15:57, Tim Stevens <[email protected]> wrote: > From what tool do I perform the backup? I don't see anything in Perforce > to do this. I am assuming it is performed through the GoCD user interface > on the server? > > On Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 2:43:21 AM UTC-7 Aravind SV wrote: > >> There’s also the maintenance mode >> <https://docs.gocd.org/current/advanced_usage/maintenance_mode.html>, >> which helps make sure that nothing is running and no one is able to run >> anything new. I don’t remmeber if you can run a backup during that time, >> but it could be used to wind everything down in preparation. >> >> I second everything Chad said regarding the file system speed etc. >> >> Cheers, >> Aravind >> >> * From*: Chad Wilson >> * Subject*: Re: [go-cd] H2 Database Backup >> * To*: [email protected] >> * Date*: Wed, 25 May 2022 10:43:31 +0800 >> Hi Tim >> >> Not sure if you are aware, but you can schedule GoCD's backup which will >> prevent interactions temporarily while it takes a database backup, so not >> sure you need to "schedule downtime" as much as schedule the backups in the >> middle of the morning and set user expectations if the server is otherwise >> expected to be up 24/7. >> >> For a rough rule of thumb, the build.gocd.org database is ~5GB and >> anecdotally I think takes a minute or so to complete, zipping to a 1GB DB >> file. This will likely vary depending on the resources your GoCD server has >> (as the H2 BACKUP operation is done in memory) and the file system speed >> for where your DB is stored and your output "artifacts" dir. >> >> -Chad >> >> On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 9:58 PM Tim Stevens <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello, I am new to GoCD and want to take a backup of our rather large H2 >>> database +4 gigs. Has anyone done this before and remember about how long >>> the backup took? I want to schedule downtime for this, but want a ball >>> park figure of how long to plan on. >>> >>> Thanks in advance! >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "go-cd" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/7e492020-871d-41e7-aea6-18fd31da5127n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/7e492020-871d-41e7-aea6-18fd31da5127n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "go-cd" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/CAA1RwH_JnmbSRLXtZomyoTYLiXGKUp4bvL0e2WHdnTmhJu1Mug%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/CAA1RwH_JnmbSRLXtZomyoTYLiXGKUp4bvL0e2WHdnTmhJu1Mug%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "go-cd" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/96c0bc20-7c41-4b82-8d21-9e2c9924821fn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/96c0bc20-7c41-4b82-8d21-9e2c9924821fn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "go-cd" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/CACxychFE91Wcu%3DkLmiONmvkn7tH7niRMGoBR0pCfYUc_cv7o3w%40mail.gmail.com.
