On 4/1/2011 5:45 AM, KM wrote:
Thanks I think. Not sure it helps with my original question.
... which i am sure i'll figure out by trial and error.
Whether to updgrade to solaris 10 w/new server, install newer svn and
dependent packages and then copy reppos from old server - dump it and
load it. Or do I need to install and upgraded svn and repos on
old server then copy to new server - etc -
Since i am only at 1.4.3 on solais 8 and I want to be on Solaris 10
with svn 1.6.x I just wasn't sure how easy or difficult it all would
be, and what the order of the tasks should be to make it the least
effort and most efficient upgrade.
Just wanted some advice about the easiest way to accomplish my task.
Thx a bunch.
KM
The ideal procedure is to upgrade the operating system and Subversion on
a second machine, dump the repository on the old machine and load it on
the new machine, then verify that it all works while the original
machine is still available to the developers. Then take the original
machine offline and dump/load the repository one more time. This way
the repository is unavailable only for the time it takes to dump and
load it. Using an incremental dump can make the down time very low.
I work solo and I can't do any development while I am upgrading a
machine, so I typically dump the repository to a backup location,
upgrade the machine and Subversion, load the repository under the new
operating system, then test it. But that means the repository is down
for a day (I always reformat the hard drive when I upgrade the operating
system). Your mileage may vary.
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David Chapman dcchap...@acm.org
Chapman Consulting -- San Jose, CA
